Germany 2016/17
Drama, 94 Minutes, Colour
Director: Nicolas Wackerbarth
With Andreas Lust, Judith Engel, Corinna Kirchhoff
The film that was a surprise success at the Berlinale Film festival is being screened in Bangkok!
“In his humorously improvised film, Nicolas Wackerbarth asks what we can do with Fassbinder and his legacy today? The answer is: quite a lot.” (SZ)
The plot seems simple enough: Vera is a film director looking for the ideal cast for her first film – a remake of Fassbinder’s “The bitter tears of Petra von Kant”.However, very soon, things start to go horribly wrong.
“Director Nicolas Wackerbarth captures the complex essence of Fassbinder’s film and simultaneously creates a profound work of his own. Casting takes an unflinching look at the murky depths of human relationships driven by power, passion and desperation. Yet Wackerbarth also brings bitter truths to light about power relations and dependencies in the German television industry almost in passing.
Casting is both intelligent and entertaining, marked by exciting turning points, humour and the breathtaking acting performances by a truly virtuoso ensemble” (excerpt from the Berlinale programme)
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