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Completed - GERMAN - Drama - 86 minutes

Log Line

While on a trip to bury his father in remote northern Norway, Michael is determined to bond with his estranged teenage son ... A touching father-son drama from the director of GOLD , IN THE SHADOWS and VACATION.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2017 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2017 (Line up)
  • Berlin EFM 2018 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Thomas ARSLAN
Writer(s) : Thomas ARSLAN
Cast : Georg FRIEDRICH, Tristan GÖBEL, Marie LEUENBERGER, Hanna KARLBERG

Producer(s) : Florian KOERNER VON GUSTORF, Michael WEBER

Synopsis

Berlin-based engineer Michael must travel to Norway for his father‘s funeral. His sister is unwilling to go, and Michael is left alone with his 14-year-old son Luis, with whom he has always had minimal contact. Michael tries to bond with Luis while exploring the remote region of northern Norway for a few days. But their rst trip together is much more dif cult than expected. Daily interaction is unfamiliar territory to both, and Luis obviously holds a grudge because of his father‘s negligence. But during these longest days of summer, Michael is determined to break a bittersweet father-son pattern.

Production

Country(ies) : GERMANY, NORWAY

AUSTRIA Nov 24, 2017 STADTKINO FILMV
CHINA TIME-IN-PORTRAI
GERMANY PIFFL MEDIEN
LEBANON MOVING TURTLE
NORWAY Jan 25, 2018 MER FILMDISTRIB
USA MUBI, INC

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Festivals and Awards

Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2017 - Competition (Silver Bear for Best Actor)
Berlin European Film Market (EFM) 2018


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