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A Voluntary Year

A Voluntary Year

Das freiwillige Jahr Directors Ulrich Köhler, Henner Winckler

1 hr. 26 min. · Germany, 2019 · Drama · German · Subtitles: Lithuanian, English · N-16

About the film

"You can't please all the people all the time. Decide what you want, even if it hurts someone else."

Jette is on her way to the airport to start a voluntary social year in Central America. Her father Urs wants her to lead a free, self-determined life and not to get stuck in the West German province like he did. But Jette is torn between her childhood love Mario and her father's expectations. She can no longer avoid the question of what she wants herself.

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Details

Running time
1 hr. 26 min.
Country, year
Germany, 2019
Genre
Drama
Language
German
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Age rating
N-16

Credits

Director
Ulrich Köhler, Henner Winckler
Screenplay
Ulrich Köhler, Henner Winckler
Producers
Ingmar Trost
Cinematography
Patrick Orth
Cast
Maj-Britt Klenke, Sebastian Rudolph, Thomas Schubert
More information
www.imdb.com

Festivals and awards

  • Locarno International Film Festival
Ulrich Köhler

Director

Ulrich Köhler

Ulrich Köhler's feature films Bungalow (2002) and Windows on Monday (2006) premiered at Berlinale while Sleeping Sickness (2011) won the Silver Bear for Best Directing. In my Room (2018) celebrated its premiere in the official program of the Cannes Film Festival Un certain regard. Henner Winckler studied visual communication and film and later taught filmmaking in Potsdam and Berlin. His feature films School Trip (2001) and Lucy (2006) were shown at numerous festivals and won international awards and critical acclaim.
Henner Winckler

Director

Henner Winckler

Ulrich Köhler's feature films Bungalow (2002) and Windows on Monday (2006) premiered at Berlinale while Sleeping Sickness (2011) won the Silver Bear for Best Directing. In my Room (2018) celebrated its premiere in the official program of the Cannes Film Festival Un certain regard. Henner Winckler studied visual communication and film and later taught filmmaking in Potsdam and Berlin. His feature films School Trip (2001) and Lucy (2006) were shown at numerous festivals and won international awards and critical acclaim.