Completed - GERMAN - First film, Drama - 95 minutes
An East German couple is looking for their way of life after the global political situation drastically changes by the fall of the Wall in1989. Adam and Evelyn have to decide in which world – Eastern or Western – they want to live in order to find a happy life.
Year of production : 2018 Director(s) : Andreas GOLDSTEIN Writer(s) : Andreas GOLDSTEIN, Jakobine MOTZ Cast : Florian TEICHTMEISTER, Anne KANIS, Lena LAUZEMIS, Milian ZERZAWY, Christin ALEXANDROW Producer(s) : Heino DECKERT (MA.JA.DE FILM)
Summer 1989, East Germany. Adam works as a tailor, Evelyn as a waitress. They are planning a vacation together when Evelyn finds out that Adam is cheating on her and decides to leave for the holiday on her own. She travels to Hungary, trailed by Adam. As the border with Austria falls, everything changes in Hungary. The frontiers are open, as the new possibilities for Adam and Evelyn to decide in which world – Eastern or Western – they want to build a happy life.The film is based on the novel by Ingo Schulze Adam und Evelyn which was translated into more than 10 languages.
Country(ies) : GERMANY
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Zurich FF 2018 Focus: Switzerland, Germany, AustriaVenice International Film Critic's Week 2018 (Official Competition)