Julia, Tobias, and their eleven-year-old daughter Marielle are an idyllic family. However, one
day, after being slapped by a classmate at school, Marielle gains the unusual power to
telepathically hear and see her parents' every move. How will the couple's relationship change
when their child can hear and see through walls? Desperate parents take all measures to take
away their daughter's superpower. Critics call What Marielle Knows the funniest German
comedy since Toni Erdmann, as it accurately debunks the myths of modern families and the
illusions of privacy.
Frédéric Hambalek
Frédéric Hambalek is a German director and screenwriter. His debut feature, Model Olympia
(2020), premiered at the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, while his latest work, What
Marielle Knows (2025), was selected for the competition at the Berlin Film Festival and has
since toured successfully across international festivals. Deeply engaged with the complexities of
family dynamics, Hambalek also lends his pen to screenplays for television films.
Julia, Tobias, and their eleven-year-old daughter Marielle are an idyllic family. However, one
day, after being slapped by a classmate at school, Marielle gains the unusual power to
telepathically hear and see her parents' every move. How will the couple's relationship change
when their child can hear and see through walls? Desperate parents take all measures to take
away their daughter's superpower. Critics call What Marielle Knows the funniest German
comedy since Toni Erdmann, as it accurately debunks the myths of modern families and the
illusions of privacy.
Frédéric Hambalek
Frédéric Hambalek is a German director and screenwriter. His debut feature, Model Olympia
(2020), premiered at the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, while his latest work, What
Marielle Knows (2025), was selected for the competition at the Berlin Film Festival and has
since toured successfully across international festivals. Deeply engaged with the complexities of
family dynamics, Hambalek also lends his pen to screenplays for television films.
day, after being slapped by a classmate at school, Marielle gains the unusual power to
telepathically hear and see her parents' every move. How will the couple's relationship change
when their child can hear and see through walls? Desperate parents take all measures to take
away their daughter's superpower. Critics call What Marielle Knows the funniest German
comedy since Toni Erdmann, as it accurately debunks the myths of modern families and the
illusions of privacy.
Frédéric Hambalek
Frédéric Hambalek is a German director and screenwriter. His debut feature, Model Olympia
(2020), premiered at the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, while his latest work, What
Marielle Knows (2025), was selected for the competition at the Berlin Film Festival and has
since toured successfully across international festivals. Deeply engaged with the complexities of
family dynamics, Hambalek also lends his pen to screenplays for television films.