In the Wrong Hands2022

Director
Mark Monheim

Actors

Katharina Schlothauer (Manu)
Pegah Ferydoni (Nika)
Aurel Manthei (Stephan)
Florian Stetter (Tom)
Sole Inan Actas (Leon)
Katharina Caddy Friedl (Tilda)

Nika is thrilled with nanny Manu, but the young woman is hiding something.
​When six-year-old Leon falls from the climbing frame at the playground, it is luckily Manu who catches him. Mum Nika was busy with baby Clara and, on her phone, organizing her return to work. Grateful, she starts chatting with the friendly stranger. She does find it odd that childless Manu hangs around the playground just because she “likes it here so much”, but since Manu gets on so well with Leon, Nika hires her as a babysitter for him and eight-month-old Clara. Husband Tom also appreciates Manu’s capable manner. As Nika relaunches her career as a fashion designer, Manu soon becomes the live-in nanny who often stays overnight.
​But Nika starts to feel that the nanny is trying to come between her and Leon. And something else is strange: why does Manu sometimes behave as if she is being followed?
“It remains gripping until the very end. This is also due to the superb trio of actors and the strong direction, which keeps the viewer engaged for 90 minutes. And there’s a little bit of Hitchcock too…” – Tittelbach.tv
“In a story that blends elements of psychological thriller and family drama director Mark Monheim skillfully walks the line between these modes, staging the escalating family tensions with suspense. The result is a compelling film that stands out pleasantly from conventional crime formats.” – Berliner Zeitung
“Director and screenwriter cleverly play with expectations, carefully building suspense. The complex portrayal of the menacing Manu, intensely played by Katharina Schlothauer, adds further tension.” – TV Spiel Film