Becoming Charlie

screenable online: 5 episodes

Who am I?

Charlie feels like neither a woman nor a man. But then what is Charlie? The coming-of-age series Becoming Charlie follows Charlie (Lea Drinda) on a quest for identity.

In Offenbach’s pre-fab housing projects, Charlie is right there in the middle of it all. Chilling with her posse, doing the daily hustle of delivering meals at her job, arguing and making up with her…

Charlie’s actions are not without consequences. Fabia is hounding Charlie with her demands, plus the electricity bill also needs to be paid. A solution is needed, and fast.

Following the collision with Enzo, Fabia’s wife Maya is taking care of Charlie. They share a moment of closeness, but things are never quiet for Charlie for long. As usual, plenty of things come up…

Charlie had to go. Fabia and Maya’s place is too cramped, their couch uncomfortable. All the same, anywhere is better than home. But Charlie’s next problem already looms just around the corner.

Blaring heavy metal rudely jolts Charlie awake. It’s coming from the speakers in Fabia’s car, where Charlie spent the night. Fabia is letting off steam; she too has had just about enough!

Charlie’s problems show signs of soon being resolved. Nikolas helps Charlie finally fix Fabia’s car, while Fabia reveals new sides to herself.

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Format

6×15’

Available

ready-made

Produced by

U5 Filmproduktion

Cast

Lea Drinda, Bärbel Schwarz, Katja Bürkle, Dalila Abdallah, Danilo Kamperidis, Sira-Anna Faal a. o.

Year of Production

2022

Original Language

German

Broadcaster

ZDF

Writer

Lion H. Lau

Director

Kerstin Polte

Becoming Charlie: Gegen den Strom

Becoming Charlie: Sie und er

Becoming Charlie: Was ich nicht bin

Becoming Charlie: Mehr als Entweder Oder

Becoming Charlie: Sonne, Mond und Erde