# Karla (2025)

> A twelve-year-old girl defies family authority and institutional indifference to seek protection from her abusive father.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7446401

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Christina Tournatzés
- Cast: Elise Krieps, Rainer Bock, Imogen Kogge, Torben Liebrecht, Katharina Schüttler, Robert Hunger-Bühler, Frank Vockroth, Carlotta von Falkenhayn
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37021896/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: harrowing, serious, empathetic, focused evening viewing, social justice film night

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