GEWALTEN
Fiction | 2022 | 148 min
In a dying village, a lonely boy tries to enter the spring of his life but becomes a victim of inhumane conditions amidst the emotional coldness of his surroundings. Thirteen-year-old Daniel lives with his older brother and terminally ill father in a village plagued by rural depopulation. The young people there navigate their lives between infrequent bus services, xenophobia, unemployment, illegal dog fights, and chemical intoxicants. Caught between childhood and adolescence, Daniel, faced with the indifferent lovelessness and stagnation around him, becomes a victim of inhumane conditions that force him into a painful solitude.
Cast: Paul Wollin, Ben Felipe, Eric Cordes, Malte Oskar Frank, Robert Kuchenbuch, Beatrix Strobel, Max Koch, Mohamed Haj Younis, Susanne Bredehöft, Christian Schneeweiß, Nahla Nabil, Bashar Kanan, Robert Gallinowski, Ludger Bökelmann
Screenplay and Director: Constantin Hatz
Production: Kinescope Film
Cinematography: Rafael Starman
Editor: Marco Rottig
Production Design: Stefan Oppenländer
Costume Design: Lara Scherpinski
Make-Up Artist: Faye Ryan
Original Sound: Corinna Zink
Sound Design: Christian Rebay
Sound Mix: Alex Oberrader
Casting: Konstantin Achmed Bürger
Creative Producer: Janina Sara Hennemann
Producer: Matthias Greving
Festival:
Berlin, International Filmfestival Berlin (Berlinale) 2022 – Perspektive Deutsches Kino
Award:
International Filmfestival Berlin (Berlinale) 2022 – Heiner Carow Prize
