Film screening
The Garden

June 26, 2018 at 20:20 Hrs. | Bangkok Screening Room

June 27, 2018 at 19:30 Hrs. | Cinema Oasis

2017
Germany
Drama, 97 min, colour
Director: Sonja Maria Kröner
With Thomas Loibl, Laura Tonke, Ursula Werner
 
Sonja Maria Kröner's debut feature film “The Garden” ("Sommerhäuser") is an episodic narrative about the summer of 1976. In her film, the director unites three generations in a large garden. In the summer of 1976, the extended family have their annual get-together in the idyllic setting of grandma Sophie's garden which surrounds their summer houses. But this summer things are different: Grandma Sophie's death, the big tree which has fallen down in her garden and the disappearance of a little girl from the neighborhood, all seem to be bad omens.

While the kids chase wasps, seek adventure and argue about who is allowed to climb into the tree house, the mood amongst the adults darkens. Conflicts emerge which are not merely related to their inheritance or the selling of the garden. Long pent-up anger and frustrations come to the fore. As the tension gradually eases, no one suspects what lies ahead.