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ADAM & EVELYN (ADAM AND EVELYN)
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Completed - GERMAN - First film, Drama - 95 minutes

Log Line

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.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2018 (Debut)
  • Toronto 2018 (Line up)
  • Busan 2018 (Premiere)
  • Berlin EFM 2019 (Line up)
Full history

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)

Synopsis

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.

Production

Country(ies) : GERMANY

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Festivals and Awards

Zurich FF 2018 Focus: Switzerland, Germany, Austria
Venice International Film Critic's Week 2018 (Official Competition)


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