FILM TITLE

Focus Country Germany - New Voices. The Ordinaries

18+

10th March 2024 | 04:00 PM
Stein Auditorium

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Image-Description
Country
Germany
Genre

Science fiction, Tragicomedy

Language
German
Duration
124 mins
Director

Sophie Linnenbaum

Festival And Awards

Bayerischer Filmpreis 2023 - Nachwuchs-Regiepreis; Filmfestival Türkei Deutschland 2023 - Hauptpreis, Bester Spielfilm; Exground Filmfest Wiesbaden 2022 -Das Brett, Deutscher Langfilm-Wettbewerb; FILMZ Mainz 2022 - Preis für den besten Langfilm; Filmfest Braunschweig 2022 - Preis der KINEMA-Jury, Heimspielpreis, Beste Darstellung; FBW 2022 - Prädikat: besonders wertvoll; FIRST STEPS Awards 2022 - FIRST STEPS Award, Abendfüllender Spielfilm;  Filmkunstmesse Leipzig 2022

 

Synopsis

Paula lives with her mother in a form of society whose population is divided into three classes: there are "main characters", "supporting characters" and "outtakes", designations borrowed from the film world. The social order is based on oppression, and the "outtakes" live as the lowest class in state-administered mass housing on the fringes of society. Paula was a supporting character, but has worked her way up with difficulty. Now she is about to take the exam to become a main character, where she has to present an emotional monologue with rousing music. She has a good idea, but the "heart reader" from which her music comes is causing problems. In search of a solution, she goes to the district of the outtakes - and she realises that she has more in common with these people than she could have dreamed.

Screening followed by interaction with the editor of the film, Kai Eiermann.

  • Cast

    Fine Sendel, Jule Böwe, Henning Peker, Noah Tinwa, Sira-Anna Faal, Denise M'Baye, Pasquale Aleardi, Noah Bailey, Christian Steyer, Birgit Berthold

  • Producer

    Laura Klippel, Britta Strampe

  • Screenplay

    Sophie Linnenbaum, Michael Fetter Nathansky

  • Cinematography

    Valentin Selmke

  • Editing

    Kai Eiermann

  • Sound

    Leonard Aderhold, Alexandra Praet, and Justus Wirth 

  • Music

    Fabian Zeidler