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7:45 PM

Transit

Film|German Film Forum - Love & Mystery

  • Hong Kong Film Archive Cinema, Hong Kong

  • Language German, French with English subtitles
  • Price HK$60/30* full time students, senior citizens aged 60 or above and people with disabilities and minder and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance recipients.

Transit(quadratisch) © Schramm Film / Marco Krüger

Transit Marco Krüger © Schramm Film

Director: Christian Petzold, Germany/France, 2018, 101 min.

Nomination:
2018 Berlinale – Golden Berlin Bear

The German troops are just outside Paris. Georg escapes to Marseille. His luggage contains the legacy of a writer named Weidel, who took his own life out of fear of persecution. This legacy comprises a manuscript, some letters and the Mexican Embassy’s assurance of a visa. Assuming the identity of Weidel, Georg tries to obtain one of the few scarce passages on a ship. He befriends Driss, the son of his late comrade Heinz, who dies whilst trying to flee. But when Georg meets the mysterious Marie, his plans change…