Film screening
Cloud 9 (Wolke 9)
Summer Cinema at the Goethe-Institut
Drama/Romance // 99 minutes // 2008 // recommended for ages 12+
Inge (Ursula Werner) is in her mid-60s and earns extra money as a tailor. She has been happily married for 30 years to her husband Werner (Horst Rehberg). But then she meets 76-year-old Karl (Horst Westphal) and ends up sleeping with him. From that moment on, Inge's life changes profoundly. While her daughter Petra (Steffi Kühnert) fears the collapse of the family should Werner find out about his wife's affair, Inge is torn between the two men...
Directed by: Andreas Dresen
Screenplay: Laila Stieler, Andreas Dresen, Jörg Hauschild, Cooky Ziesche
Producer: Peter Rommel
Cinematography: Michael Hammon
Film editing: Jörg Hauschild
Cast: Ursula Werner, Horst Rehberg, Horst Westphal, Steffi Kühnert
Awards
- 2008: Coup-de-Cœur Award at the Cannes Film Festival
- 2008: Bavarian Film Award for Ursula Werner as Best Actress and Michael Hammon for Best Picture Design
- 2009: German Film Award in the categories Best Direction and Best Actress (Ursula Werner) as well as Best Feature Film (Bronze)
Details
Goethe-Institut Nicosia
21 Markou Drakou
Next to Ledra Palace Hotel on the "Green Line"
1102 Nicosia
Language: German with English subtitles
Price: Admission free
+357 22 674606
kultur-nikosia@goethe.de
Part of series Sommerkino at the Goethe-Institut
In the Goethe-Institut Garden