Exploring wide-ranging global themes, from poverty, migration, political strife and fascism to art and romance, German sales companies are presenting an eclectic offering of local and international cinematic works at this year’s AFM.
Social dramas and political thrillers reflect both the current zeitgeist and historical parallels of similarly troubled times.
In Marcus Lenz’s “Rival,” a 9-year-old Ukrainian boy travels to Germany to be with his mother, who has been forced to leave her country to work as an undocumented caretaker for an old man.
Producers Gunter Hanfgarn and Andrea Ufer of Berlin-based Hanfgarn & Ufer say they were intrigued by Lenz’s story from the start, noting that it is “set against the backdrop of two problems we see in a lot of Western countries — the nursing crisis and poverty emigration.” Sold internationally by Pluto Film, “Rival” is screening at AFM following its world premiere at this year’s Busan Film Festival.
Social dramas and political thrillers reflect both the current zeitgeist and historical parallels of similarly troubled times.
In Marcus Lenz’s “Rival,” a 9-year-old Ukrainian boy travels to Germany to be with his mother, who has been forced to leave her country to work as an undocumented caretaker for an old man.
Producers Gunter Hanfgarn and Andrea Ufer of Berlin-based Hanfgarn & Ufer say they were intrigued by Lenz’s story from the start, noting that it is “set against the backdrop of two problems we see in a lot of Western countries — the nursing crisis and poverty emigration.” Sold internationally by Pluto Film, “Rival” is screening at AFM following its world premiere at this year’s Busan Film Festival.
- 11/9/2020
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
The German director’s upcoming film is a World War II family drama. German screenwriter-actor-filmmaker Christian Lerch, known for having directed the road movie Was weg is, is weg, is currently readying the period drama Das Glaszimmer. With a script written by Lerch together with Josef Einwanger, the upcoming film depicts the struggle of a German family during World War II. Das Glaszimmer will tell the story of Anna and her 11-year-old son, Felix. Shortly before the end of the war, the two leave bombed Munich to seek shelter in the countryside. While the boy slowly begins to fall under the influence of Nazi propaganda, his mother has trouble pretending that she is convinced by it. While Anna is devastated to learn about her husband’s death on the frontline, Felix is finally accepted by the other children, who respect him for being the son of a hero. Yet one day,...
- 10/11/2019
- Cineuropa - The Best of European Cinema
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