Germany 2006 | 89 minutes
DIRECTOR
Matthias Luthardt
SCREENPLAY
Meike Hauck und Matthias Luthardt
CAST
Sebastian Urzendowsky, Marion Mitterhammer, Clemens Berg, Falk Rockstroh and many others
FUNDING
MDM, medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Festivals
Cannes 2006 – Semaine de la Critique SACD Screenplay Award Cannes 2006 – Semaine de la Critique OFAJ Young Critic Award European Film Awards 2006 – European Discovery Nomination Munich Film Festival 2006 – German Cinema New Talent Award – Best Screenplay Brussels Film Festival 2006 – Best Film
SYNOPSIS
Unannounced, 16-year-old Paul visits his relatives. Having only recently lost his father, he goes to a place that reminds him of carefree childhood days in search of an intact world. In doing so, he penetrates the microcosm of a seemingly happy family. In his aunt Anna, Paul meets a woman who initially tolerates his presence reluctantly, but then begins to accept him and draws him to her side. Paul increasingly seeks her closeness and realizes too late that she is using him as a pawn. When she loses control in the process, Paul reacts with an act of desperation.
