Sleeping Beauty

A child’s courageous step takes center stage in the 17th film of “Praxis mit Meerblick.” Tanja Wedhorn, as the Rügen doctor, cares for a trans girl in “Dornröschen,” who faces rejection and prejudice after her self-determined coming-out. Young actor Moritz Brand delivers a moving performance as the ten-year-old, putting Nora in a dilemma between medical and legal duties of care. The screenplay by Lars Albaum and Marcus Hertneck weaves the gender theme into the context of Tchaikovsky’s ballet and the original fairy tale.