Filmblock "Face it"
Friday, April 24 - 21.00h Thalia 2
Endsieg – Everything Changes in One Shot
Endsieg – Everything Changes in One Shot
Endsieg – Everything Changes in One Shot
Feature Film | Switzerland | 2008 | Daniel Casparis, Nicolò Castelli | 12'
The last days of the Second World War: a remote outpost of the Third Reich up in the mountains. The German commandant orders the shooting of a young soldier. He seizes his last chance at rescue and appeals to the sympathy of the firing squad. At that moment, two GI’s turn up. The war just ended a short while ago.
aQua ad lavandum – in brevi
aQua ad lavandum – in brevi
Feature Film | Germany | 2008 | Florian Metzner, Helge Balzer | 15'
Debitus becomes innocently guilty: a fight leads to manslaughter. The accident can be hushed up, but the bloody traces of the deed stick to Debitus like a silent witness. Can he, in his desperation, expunge his guilt and find his way back to being accepted by society?
Purple Sunrise
Purple Sunrise
aQua ad lavandum – in brevi
Feature Film | Germany | 2009 | Nina Vukovic | 15'
At an age when love means everything or nothing, a boy and a girl get together. They play the game: who’s going to make the first move? The lighthearted approach changes when the boy closes himself off emotionally from the girl. Will the sunrise after the night spent together bring new clarity?
Try a Little Tenderness
Try a Little Tenderness
Feature Film | Germany | 2009 | Benjamin Teske | 12'
Old Wolfgang’s best years are behind him now. He’s sitting alone in a bar and waiting for a young and pretty unknown woman. Does she really exist or is she just his imagination? What new things will she bring him? A story about love and remorse, in which a little bit of tenderness means everything.
Pussyfooting
Pussyfooting
Feature Film | Sweden | 2008 | Lisa James-Larsson | 29'
Joan and Stuart have been happily married for 23 years and are expecting their first grandchild. When Joan is diagnosed with breast cancer, their family life is in danger of collapsing. The wall of silence and fear appears insurmountable and the fight to break through it makes a difficult task for Joan and her family.
Pussyfooting
