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International Competition · 43rd Edition

Daughters

Tochter

Director

Nana Neul

Country

Germany, Italy, Greece

Runtime

2 h 1 min

Language

German

Premiere

International Premiere

Synopsis

Martha and Betty have known each other for twenty years and they have decided to breakthrough. But while Martha realizes that her father has only faked his death wish in order to see the great love of his life again on Lake Maggiore, Betty mourns her stepfather Ernesto, who supposedly died years ago.What began as a day trip to Switzerland turns this way into a road trip through half of Europe

Cast

Alexandra Maria Lara, Birgit Minichmayr, Josef Bierbichler, Giorgio Colangeli

Screenplay

Nana Neul, Lucy Fricke

Producers

Bettina Brokemper

About the Director

Born in Werther in 1974. Studied at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne. After several short films, she made her feature film debut "To Faro" (2007) which was awarded for the screenplay at the 29th Max Ophüls Prize. Her second feature film "Silent Summer" (2013), screened in the Neues Deutsches Kino series at Filmfest München. "Daughters" is her third cinematic work. In development is the film adaptation of her book "Senior Expert"

Screenings

Tue 30 Nov · 15:00 – 17:01 Opera House - Grand Hall
Wed 01 Dec · 18:30 – 20:31 Zamalek Cinema 1