A Film by Eicke Bettinga
A German-French-Bulgarian Co-Production 2014, 22 min.
With the support of CNC, France Télévisions & nordmedia
Featuring Ina Effenberger & Dimitar Nikolov
- Awarded the Grand Prize at the 2015 Asiana International Short Film Festival, Seoul
- Awarded the NISI MASA European Short Pitch Award
- Awarded the Engelke Award for Best Short Film 2015
- Awarded Audience Award at Landshut International Short Film Festival 2016
- Nominated for the Robert Bosch Filmprize for International Cooperation
"Through the magic of a brief encounter, full of hopes and fears, the film manages to explore the complexity of an historical conflict. An emotional as well as physical journey, this film is a modern fable that tragically echoes with today’s world."
– JURY INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION AISFF, KOREA 2015
"Ein spannendes, berührendes Drama."
– PFÄLZISCHER MERKUR, GERMANY 2015
"Girato in ricordo delle migliaia di vittime senza nome ammazzate nel tentativo di attraversare il confine tra l’Europa dell’Est e quella dell’Ovest, il cortometraggio induce a riflettere, attraverso immagini e dialoghi essenziali, sull’assurdità dell’obbedienza e l’ineluttabilità della scelta."
— RADIO VERONA, ITALY 2016
FESTIVALS:
21st Palm Springs International ShortFest, USA - in Competition
52nd Gijón International Film Festival, Spain - in Competition
36th Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Germany - in Competition
46th Nashville Film Festival, USA - in Competition
27th Dresden International Filmfest, Germany - in Competition
30th Valencia International Film Festival Cinema Jove, Spain - in Competition
26th Trieste International Film Festival, Italy - in Competition
21st Regensburg International Short Film Week, Germany - in Competition
26th Emden International Filmfest, Germany – in Competition (WON)
38th Festival du film court en plein air de Grenoble, France – in Competition
31st Interfilm International Short Film Festival, Berlin - in Competition
13th Asiana International Short Film Festival, South Korea - in Competition
13th In the Palace International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria - in Competition
26th Bamberg International Short Film Festival - in Competition
17th Landshut International Short Film Festival - WON Audience Award
17th Newport Beach International Film Festival - in Competition
11th South East European Film Festival Los Angeles - in Competition
18th Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, Japan - in Competition
22nd Film Festival della Lessinia, Italy – in Competition
13th Human Rights Film Festival, Barcelona/New York/Paris – in Competition
more tbc.
Broadcast dates:
France 2 Télévision on 28th March 2016
NDR German TV on 14th November 2016
MDR German TV on 19th November 2016
