GERMAN CURRENTS FILM FESTIVAL
24 WEEKS (24 WOCHEN)
DOUBLE FEATURE | L.A. PREMIERE
DOUBLE FEATURE: begins with FUKUSHIMA, MON AMOUR at 7:30 pm,
followed by 24 WEEKS at approximately 9:30 pm.
Ticket price includes admission to both films.
Germany (2016), 103 min. DCP Projection.
German with English Subtitles
Director: Anne Zohra Berrached
Screenplay: Carl Gerber, Anne Zohra Berrached
Cinematography: Friede Clausz
Cast: Julia Jentsch, Bjarne Mädel, Johanna Gastdorf, Emilia Pieske
Producers: Thomas Kufus, Melanie Berke, Tobias Büchner
Production Company: zero one film/Berlin, in co-production with ZDF Das kleine Fernsehspiel/Mainz, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg/Ludwigsburg
Popular stand-up comedian Astrid Lorenz (Jentsch), her manager/Markus (Mädel) and their 9-year-old daughter, Nele (Pieske) lead a seemingly idyllic life. With Astrid‘s career on the rise, and a new baby boy on the way, things couldn’t be any better for the young family. When a 6 month check-up reveals that their unborn child has severe Down syndrome, the couple is devastated. Through the support of friends and family, they embrace their future with a differently-abled child. However, as Astrid’s pregnancy progresses, her doctors discover that the child’s condition is worse than expected. Quickly overwhelmed by the far-reaching consequences their child’s situation will have on all of their lives, Astrid is forced to make a difficult decision with no chance of an ideal outcome. Cinematographer Friede Clausz‘ strikingly intimate visuals capture the family’s most private moments. Writer-director Anne Zohra Berrached and co-writer Carl Gerber have crafted a story of a woman‘s dilemma and a family’s struggle to answer the unanswerable question: „Who decides whether a child will have a life worth living?“ in unflinching detail.
In Person: Actor Bjarne Mädel
TICKETS
$11.-/ General Audiences
$7.- / Cinematheque Members
$9.- / Seniors, Students / Friends of Goethe
SELECT AWARDS:
- Filmfest Emden 2016 (AOK Award)
- GWFF-Award 2016 (Production Award, Best Director)
- Neiße Film Festival 2016 (Best Set Design)
- Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2016 (Audience Award)
- NDR-Director’s Award 2016
WORLD SALES
The Match Factory GmbH
www.betacinema.com
Details
Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Blvd
90036 Los Angeles
Language: German with English Subtitles
+1.323.525.3388
info@losangeles.goethe.org
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GERMAN CURRENTS FILM FESTIVAL