The Princess and the Warrior (German: Der Krieger und die Kaiserin, literally “The Warrior and the Empress“) is a 2000 German drama film written and directed by Tom Tykwer with Franka Potente, star of his previous movie Run Lola Run (Lola rennt), in a leading role. It follows the life of Sissi, a psychiatric hospital nurse who, after a near-death experience, enters into a relationship with Bodo (Benno Fürmann), an anguished former soldier who lapses into criminality. Written & Directed by: Tom Tykwer Starring: Franka Potente, Benno Fürmann Music by: Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek, Tom Tykwer & Lou Rhodes
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