The State I Am In
Original title: Die innere Sicherheit
2000 · 1 h 46 min
Directed by 
Christian Petzold
Christian PetzoldCast
Barbara Auer Richy Müller Julia Hummer
Credits
Written by: 
Harun Farocki
Plot
His first feature and part one of his Ghosts trilogy. Known in German as Die innere Sicherheit.
Sinekatalog’s take
Christian Petzold's first feature follows a pair of former radicals hiding with their teenage daughter on the run. Tense and quiet, with Julia Hummer fine as the girl, it is a cool, controlled study of ideals and family.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (3,020 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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