In August 1928 at a Baltic Sea resort, a Russian baron enters the life of the wealthy but progressive-minded Octavia. It quickly turns out that he is a refugee from the USSR forced to leave because of his involvement in a political incident involving Sergei Eisenstein and Stalin. But the fraudulent baron is not the only one with secrets. The estate workers have been plagued by strange rashes and bites for some time. Could it be that the lovely heiress has been siphoning off peasant blood?
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 2 hr. 8 min.
- Country, year
- Germany, 2021
- Genre
- Comedy
- Language
- Russian, German, English
- Subtitles
- English, Lithuanian
- Age rating
- N-16
Credits
- Director
- Julian Radlmaier
- Screenplay
- Julian Radlmaier
- Producers
- Kirill Krasovski
- Cinematography
- Markus Koob
- Music
- Franui
- Cast
- Alexandre Koberizde, Lilith Stangenberg, Alexander Herbst, Corinna Harfouch, Andreas Döhler
Festivals and awards
- „Encounters“
Sponsors and partners
- Supported by
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Director
Julian Radlmaier
Julian Radlmaier studied Film and Art History in Berlin and Paris, and then worked as an assistant director for Werner Schroeter. He also edited and translated theoretical writings on film by the French philosopher Jacques Rancière. According to Radlmaier, the theatrical style that defines his films is an act of defiance against established stylistic norms.
