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HEDI SCHNEIDER IS STUCK (HEDI SCHNEIDER STECKT FEST)
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Completed - GERMAN - Drama - 92 minutes

Log Line

Hedi and her son Uli take each day as it comes, dreaming of the future. Then suddenly: Hedi gets stuck… With a light touch and tender humour, the film shows that for the 30-something generation, love is a very fragile thing.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2015 (Premiere)
  • Cannes 2015 (Line up)
  • Berlin EFM 2016 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2015

Director(s) : Sonja HEISS
Writer(s) : Sonja HEISS
Cast : Laura TONKE, Hans LÖW

Producer(s) : Jonas DORNBACH (Komplizen Film), Janine JACKOWSKI (Komplizen Film), Maren ADE (Komplizen Film)

Synopsis

Hedi, Uli and their son, Finn, have life sorted out. They take each day as it comes, all the while dreaming of the future. Then, suddenly: Hedi gets stuck. The lift she’s travelling in breaks down – and then her head does, too. All of a sudden, nothing is the same. Hedi and Uli try to hold onto each other, but their world spins out of control. In a last-ditch attempt to rescue their love, they take a trip to Norway. The aim: to be happy again – for 24 hours, at least. With a light touch and tender humour, HEDI SCHNEIDER IS STUCK shows that, for the 30-something generation, love is what it has always been: a very fragile thing. After Hotel Very Welcome, director Sonja Heiss once again demonstrates her exceptional skill in treading the thin line between tragedy and comedy. With great affection for her characters, she explores what happens when “normal life” suddenly comes to an end.

Production

Country(ies) : GERMANY

AUSTRIA Jul 03, 2015 POLYFILM VERLEI
GERMANY May 07, 2015 PANDORA FILM PR
GERMANY May 07, 2015 PANDORA FILM GM
NORWAY Apr 29, 2016 MER FILMDISTRIB
SWITZERLAN May 28, 2015 CINEWORX GMBH


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Festivals and Awards

Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2015 Forum


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