Berlin Syndrome
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In her previous two films, Aus-
tralian director Cate Shortland
notably mined outstanding per-
formances from then unknown
young female leads - Abbie Cor-
nish in her 2004 debut Somer-
sault and Saskia Rosendahl in her
2012 sophomore effort Lore, the
latter sadly disappearing off the
scene soon after. With her third
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by Eric Hillis
feature, an adaptation of author
Melanie Joosten’s novel Berlin
Syndrome, her lead is this time
an established actress, Holly-
wood star Teresa Palmer, but with
Shortland taking her to places we
haven’t seen the Aussie actress
venture before, it almost feels
like we’re being introduced to a
fresh new talent here.
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