The story is set in a drab 200-soul provincial village in Brandenburg called Zuhlen. Markus and Ella have known one another since nursery school; two childhood sweethearts who share an ostensibly unrelenting love. Their marriage has an aura of inviolable childlike innocence. Markus goes to the county town with the volunteer fire department for their annual fire-fighters trip. The evening's festivities get out of hand and Markus eventually waking up in the apartment of the pretty waitress Rose.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 25 min.
- Country, year
- Germany, 2006
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- German
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Valeska Grisebach
- Screenplay
- Valeska Grisebach
- Cinematography
- Bernhard Keller
- Cast
- Andreas Müller, Ilka Welz, Anett Dornbusch, Erika Lemke
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Berlin Film Festival
- Grand Prix nominacija
Director
Valeska Grisebach
Valeska Grisebach studied Philosophy and German Studies in Berlin, Munich and Vienna. In 1993 she began studying to be a director at the Viennese Film Academy under Peter Patzak, Wolfgang Glück and Michael Haneke. Her graduation film “Be My Star” (2001) was nominated for the Adolf-Grimme-Award and received the Critics’ Award at the Toronto International Film Festival as well as the Grand Jury Award at the Turin Film Festival. Her second feature film, “Longing” (2006), premiered in the Berlinale Competition.
