The Unpolished (Die Unerzogenen) 17 years old

Stevie, a precocious 14-year-old girl must cope with the instabilities of her immoderate parents. When they decide to move to a small provincial town in Germany, Stevie attempts to slip into a normal life. Whilst her parents playfully escape their responsibilities, Stevie tries to make a good impression in town, spreading stories of grandeur and claiming to be the daughter of a diplomat. She makes progress. Yet the good weather doesn’t last and before long, she discovers that her parents have once more resorted to illegal means, as a way of supporting their leisurely lifestyle. As friends and hangers-on of her parents fill their new home, the chaos continually mounts. It is in this atmosphere of physical and emotional destruction, that Stevie must now start to define herself and perhaps even break free.

Credits

Birol Ünel as Axel

Joana Preiss as Louise

Johanna Gastdorf as

Georg Friedrich as Ingmar

Ceci Chuh as Stevie

Joseph Malerba as

The Unpolished Cast

Name	Character
Birol Ünel He was 45, now 63 years old	as Axel
Joana Preiss She was 34, now 52 years old	as Louise
Johanna Gastdorf She was 48, now 65 years old
Georg Friedrich He was 40, now 58 years old	as Ingmar
Ceci Chuh She was 16, now 33 years old	as Stevie
Joseph Malerba He was 44, now 62 years old
Pascale Schiller She was 39, now 56 years old	as Lily

The Unpolished Crew

Name	Department
Jochen Arbeit as Original Music Composer.	Sound
Horst Markgraf as Screenplay. He was 47 (now 64) years old	Writing
Diego Martínez Vignatti as Cinematography.	Crew
Pia Marais as Director. She was 36 (now 53) years old	Directing
Pia Marais as Screenplay. She was 36 (now 53) years old	Writing

The Unpolished (17 years)

Release day: Thursday, February 08, 2007
Runtime: 95 minutes