History Film / BerlinSyndrome

* AdultFear: Meeting a charming, handsome, seemingly nice guy, having great sex with him... and then finding out that he's locked you inside his house. With the intention of keeping you inside forever.

* FalseReassurance: Andi spins awhile telling Clare that she can leave eventually and her family knows where she is. He's lying.

* StockholmSyndrome: Clare seems to be suffering from a bit of this at times, as she becomes friendly with Andi and even has sex with him ''after'' he starts holding her captive. It's unsurprising, since she's probably desperate for any affection in the situation, plus she'd felt attraction toward him before. Likely the source of the film's name.

* AmbiguousSituation: The ending makes it unclear if Andi is being left to die in the apartment, or if the picture in his classroom will cause the police to come investigating and find him.

''Berlin Syndrome'' is a 2017 film which starts as the Australian tourist Clare visits Berlin, Germany. There she meets Andi, who's a charming, attractive German man, and they hit it off. While at first everything seems fine, after Clare has sex with him, she finds Andi's left the next day with the door locked from inside. He apologizes and claims it was a mistake after coming back from work, saying he'll give her a key there so Clare won't be trapped inside again. The next day though, the key that Andi promised he'd leave is nowhere to be found. Clare realized in horror that Andi intends to lock her inside his apartment indefinitely. Her attempts to escape are futile-the window glass is reinforced, the door still locked. With increasing desperation, Clare struggles for a way to break free... The film stars Creator/TeresaPalmer and [[Series/Sense8 Max Riemelt]]. It's [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on a novel]] by Melanie Joosten with the same name, published in 2012.

* ChainedToABed: Andi ties Clare to a bed at first in the face of her resistance. He keeps her lying out on plastic in her own waste there when he's at work. Eventually, she gets him to set her free from this and stay loose inside the apartment.

''Berlin Syndrome'' is a 2017 film which starts as the Australian tourist Clare visits Berlin, Germany. There she meets Andi, a charming, attractive German man, and they hit it off. While at first everything seems fine, after Clare has sex with him, she finds Andi's left the next day with the door locked from inside. He apologizes and claims it was a mistake after coming back from work, saying he'll her a key there so Clare won't be trapped inside again. The next day though, the key Andi promised he'd leave is nowhere to be found. Clare realized in horror that Andi intends to lock her inside his apartment indefinitely. Her attempts to escape are futile-the window glass is reinforced, the door still locked. With increasing desperation, Clare struggles for a way to break free... The film stars Creator/TeresaPalmer and [[Series/Sense8 Max Riemelt]]. It's [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on a novel]] by Melanie Joosten with the same name, published in 2012.

* TeacherStudentRomance: Andi's student Franka notices he was watching her during gym class. When she spots him later on the street, Franks follows him home and comes onto Andi, obviously wanting this. [[SubvertedTrope He firmly rebuffs her though]].

* GreenEyedMonster: Andi kills his fathers dog due to Clare showing it attention.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Andi cares for his father and frequently visits him.

* GirlfriendInCanada: Or rather ex-girlfriend back in Canada. Natahalie did actually exist, but it's pretty apparent that she didn't really go home to Canada.

* SlutShaming: When his student Franka hits on him after noticing he'd been watching her during gym class, Andi rejects her and cruelly says it was only because she'd been "flaunting" herself. She'd really done no such thing, just exercising in her gym clothing like everyone else.

''Berlin Syndrome'' is a 2017 film which starts as the Australian tourist Clare visits Berlin, Germany. There she meets Andi, a charming, attractive German man, and they hit it off. While at first everything seems fine, after Clare has sex with him, she finds Andi's left the next day with the door locked from inside. He apologizes and claims it was a mistake after coming back from work, saying he'll her a key there so Clare won't be trapped inside again. The next day though, the key Andi promised he'd leave is nowhere to be found. Clare realized in horror that Andi intends to lock her inside his apartment indefinitely. Her attempts to escape are futile-the window glass is reinforced, the door still locked. With increasing desperation, Clare struggles for a way to break free... The film stars Creator/TeresaPalmer and [[Series/Sense8 Max Riemelt]].

* InternalReveal: Franka is alerted to what's going on when Clare slips a photo of herself bound and naked into Franka's notebook when Andi's grading it.

''Berlin Syndrome'' is a 2017 film which starts as the Australian tourist Clare visits Berlin, Germany. There she meets Andi, a charming, attractive German man, and they hit it off. While at first everything seems fine, after Clare has sex with him, she finds Andi's left the next day with the door locked from inside. He apologizes and claims it was a mistake after coming back from work, saying he'll her a key there so Clare won't be trapped inside again. The next day, though the key Andi promised he'd leave is nowhere to be found. Clare realized in horror that Andi intends to lock her inside his apartment indefinitely. Her attempts to escape are futile-the window glass is reinforced, the door still locked. With increasing desperation, Clare struggles for a way to break free... The film stars Creator/TeresaPalmer and [[Series/Sense8 Max Riemelt]].

* SlaveBrand: Andi does something similar to Clare, writing "Mine" on her shoulder blade in ink, which she views using the mirror after seeing a photo of another woman he did the same thing with.

* AdultFear: Meeting a charming, handsome, seemingly nice guy, having great sex with him... and then finding out that he's locked you inside his house, with the intention of keeping you inside forever.

* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Andi turns out to hold women captive in his apartment (Clare and Nathalie, a Canadian tourist previously, perhaps more). Even his own father is entirely ignorant about Andi's true character, as he comes off as a normal and charming man, aside from a few moments where he seems "off". Even then though he just seems weird or rude, not dangerous.

* ForcedToWatch: Clare gets the attention of a man who comes to the door and asks him for help. He doesn't know English though, and Andi comes back the same time. She's forced to watch in horror while Andi kills him with a crowbar.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Clare lures Andi back into the apartment near the end, having been released by his student Franka, and then locks ''him'' inside after he'd shut down the utilities in preparation to move.]]
* HotForTeacher: Andi's student Franka notices he was watching her during gym class. When she spots him later on the street, Franks follows him home and comes onto Andi. He firmly rebuffs her.

* {{Fingore}}: Clare briefly gets out of the apartment with the keys after stabbing Andi's hand to the table with a screwdriver, running for help. Andi slams her hand in the door she's trying to open outside then drags her back.
* ForcedToWatch: Clare gets the attention of a man who comes to the door and asks him for help. He doesn't know English though, and Andi comes back the same time. She's forced to watch in horror while Andi beats him to death with a crowbar.

''Berlin Syndrome'' is a 2017 film which starts as Australian tourist Clare visits Berlin, Germany. There she meets Andi, who's a charming, attractive German man, and they hit it off. While at first everything seems fine, after Clare has sex with him, she finds Andi's left the next day with the door locked from inside. He apologizes and claims it was a mistake after coming back from work, saying he'll her a key there so Clare won't be trapped inside again. The next day, though the key Andi promised he'd leave is nowhere to be found. Clare realized in horror that Andi intends to lock her inside his apartment indefinitely. Her attempts to escape are futile-the window glass is reinforced, the door still locked. With increasing desperation, Clare struggles for a way to break free... The film stars Creator/TeresaPalmer and [[Series/Sense8 Max Riemelt]].

''Berlin Syndrome'' is a 2017 film which starts as Australian tourist Clare visits Berlin, Germany. There she meets Andi, a charming and attractive German man. The two hit off. While at first everything seems fine, after Clare has sex with him, she finds Andi's left the next day with the door locked from inside. He apologizes and claims it was a mistake after coming back from work, saying he'll her a key there so Clare won't be trapped inside again. The next day, though the key Andi promised he'd leave is nowhere to be found. Clare realized in horror that Andi intends to lock her inside his apartment indefinitely. Her attempts to escape are futile-the window glass is reinforced, the door still locked. With increasing desperation, Clare struggles for a way to break free... The film stars Creator/TeresaPalmer and [[Series/Sense8 Max Riemelt]].
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''Berlin Syndrome'' is a 2017 film which starts as Australian tourist Clare visits Berlin, Germany. There she meets Andi, a charming and attractive German man. The two hit off. While at first everything seems fine, after Clare has sex with him, she finds Andi's left the next day with the door locked from inside. He apologizes and claims it was a mistake after coming back from work, saying he'll her a key there so Clare won't be trapped inside again. The next day, though the key Andi promised he'd leave is nowhere to be found. Clare realized in horror that Andi intends to lock her inside his apartment indefinitely. Her attempts to escape are futile-the window glass is reinforced, the door still locked. With increasing desperation, Clare struggles for a way to break free...

''Berlin Syndrome'' is a 2015 film which starts as Australian tourist Clare visits Berlin, Germany. There she meets Andi, a charming and attractive German man. The two hit off. While at first everything seems fine, after Clare has sex with him, she finds Andi's left the next day with the door locked from inside. He apologizes and claims it was a mistake after coming back from work, saying he'll her a key there so Clare won't be trapped inside again. The next day, though the key Andi promised he'd leave is nowhere to be found. Clare realized in horror that Andi intends to lock her inside his apartment indefinitely. Her attempts to escape are futile-the window glass is reinforced, the door still locked. With increasing desperation, Clare struggles for a way to break free...

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