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  • But I Never Asked (2025)
  • Short | 19 min | Short, Drama
But I Never Asked (2025)
Short | 19 min | Short, Drama
A young pianist at the Munich Conservatory prepares for the most important audition of her life, performing Chopin's Ballade No. 1 - the same music broadcast by Polish radio as bombs fell on Warsaw in 1939. While perfecting her technique, ...See moreA young pianist at the Munich Conservatory prepares for the most important audition of her life, performing Chopin's Ballade No. 1 - the same music broadcast by Polish radio as bombs fell on Warsaw in 1939. While perfecting her technique, Sophia becomes haunted by fragments of her family's untold wartime past. Memories she never lived begin to surface, blurring the boundaries between history and identity, dream and reality. To truly play, she must face the traces of war passed down to her. Written by Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival See less
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Director
Nicole Huminski (directed by)
Writer
Nicole Huminski (written by)
Producers
Ben Brummer (produced by) | Luisa Eichler (producer) | Michaela Mederer (producer) | Natalie Seraphim (producer)
Cinematographer
Nikolai Huber (director of photography)
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Updated Nov 13, 2025
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Nov 13, 2025 (Estonia)

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