Synopsis : After WWII, Helene is ready to do anything to start a new life. As a young woman, she came to the exciting Berlin of the roaring 20s, wanting to become a doctor, and soon fell in love with a man named Karl. But the course of her life took a drastic, irreversible turn when the Nazis came into power.
Festival History : Tallinn Black Night Film Festival (POFF), 2023 Tokyo International Film Festival, 2023
Director :
Barbara Albert
Producer :
Boris Ausserer, Katarzyna Ozga, Oliver Schündler, Nicolas Steil, Anne Walser
Screenplay :
Meike Hauck, Barbara Albert
DOP :
Filip Zumbrunn
Editor :
Martin Arpagaus
Cast :
Mala Emde, Max Von Der Groeben, Thomas Prenn, Liliane Amuat, Louisa Garde, Fabienne Elaine Hollwege, Steve Karier, Elisabeth Wasserscheid
Barbara Albert (b:1970, Vienna) studied directing and screenwriting at the Vienna Film School. Her student film Nachtschwalben (1993) was the Best Short at the Max Ophüls-Preis Saarbrücken 1994. Since then she has directed, written and produced many award-winning feature films that premiered at A-festivals worldwide, making her one of the most acclaimed German-language filmmakers of her generation.