The Princess and the Warrior is a 2000 German drama film written and directed by Tom Tykwer with Franka Potente, star of his previous movie Run Lola Run , in a leading role. It follows the life of Sissi, a psychiatric hospital nurse and Bodo , an anguished former soldier who lapses into criminality, but allows other characters equal time for development. We see how Sissi's routine life is skewed by a near-death experience and her subsequent relationship with Bodo. The film, like Run Lola Run, places great emphasis on fate and personal decisions, as well as the importance of escape. It is... centered around four central events: the accident that first brings Bodo and Sissi together, the bank robbery, the roof scene, and the final resolution. Most of the story takes place in Wuppertal, Germany. The characters take late-night trips on the spectral overhead trains of the Schwebebahn Wuppertal.
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| Release date: | April 27, 2001 |
| Directed by: | Tom Tykwer |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 135 Minutes |
| Producer: | Stefan Arndt, Katja De Bock, Maria Köpf, Gebhard Henke |
| Editor: | Mathilde Bonnefoy |
| Music by: | Johnny Klimek, Tom Tykwer, Reinhold Heil |
| Cinematography: | Frank Griebe |
| Screenplay by: | Tom Tykwer |