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Completed - SWISS-GERMAN, GERMAN - Drama, Romance, Second film - 85 minutes

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2017 (Debut)
Full history

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Dominik LOCHER
Writer(s) : Dominik LOCHER, Ken ZUMSTEIN
Cast : Sven SCHELKER, Jasna FRITZI BAUER

Producer(s) : Rajko JAZBEC (COGNITO FILMS), Dario SCHOCH (COGNITO FILMS)

Synopsis

Gentle gestures, passionate gazes: separated from the rest of the world, David and Jessy live in a simple two-room apartment in the suburbs. Their love is put to the test when Jessy unintentionally gets pregnant. The thought of becoming a father causes David to panic. When, a few days later, they are attacked in the suburban train and David is unable to protect his girlfriend, David’s fear of not being man enough is confirmed. In desperation, he starts to inject anabolic steroids and gets into excessive power training. His newly acquired muscles initially help him to feel strong and confident. But the effect of the steroids soon turns negative. David develops aggressive and unpredictable traits and becomes a threat to his girlfriend and the unborn child…

Production

Country(ies) : SWITZERLAND

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Festivals and Awards

Locarno 2017 (Concorso Internazionale)
Busan 2017 (Flash Forward section)


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