International Panorama · 43rd Edition
PRINCE
LE PRINCE
Director
Lisa BIERWIRTH
Country
Germany
Runtime
2 h 5 min
Language
German, English, French
Premiere
MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)
Synopsis
Two people whose lives could hardly be more disparate meet in Frankfurt’s seedy Bahnhofsviertel district. Monika (mid-40s) is a curator in the city’s art and culture scene. When accidentally caught up in a raid, she meets Joseph, a Congolese businessman keeping himself afloat with import-export deals while searching for investors in a diamond mine in the Congo. An intense love affair grows from their unusual encounter. Although they both believe they can prevail in the face of external pressure and prejudice, distrust gradually seeps into their relationship.
Cast
Ursula Strauss, Passi Balende, Nsumbo Tango Samuel, Victoria Trauttmansdorff
Screenplay
Hannes Held, Lisa Bierwirth
Producers
Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade
About the Director
German filmmaker, born in 1983. Studied directing at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin from 2006 to 2016. There she made several short and medium-length films. Before and during her studies she worked in the areas of production, editing, casting and assistant directing. “Le Prince” is her debut film and was nominated for the German Screenplay Prize “Best Unfilmed Screenplay” by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media
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