HOCHHAUS (Tower Block)

Daniel and his older brother Patrick live together in a tower block in Germany. Patrick forces Daniel to go around collecting money and plays sadistic games with him. Daniel escapes into fantasy worlds. As he suffers more and more from his brother's tyranny, he believes to have found a friend in Bernd, a heroin junkie from the area.

Starring Paul Preuss, David Scheller, Daniel Fripan, and Elisa Schrey. German with English subtitles.

More than 40 festival screenings (Berlin International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival). Broadcast on arte.

Awards: International Grand Prix (Odense/Denmark), Special Award, GAFC Award, GUFTAT Award (Drama/Greece), Best Short Film (Muenster), Best Score (Clermont-Ferrand), Centaur Award (St Petersburg), Best Narrative Film, Best Screenplay (NextFrame/USA), Best Film (Valencia), Best Production Design (Munich)