SCHWIMMEN
Fiction | 2018 | 101 min
“SCHWIMMEN” (English title: “SWIMMING“) by director Luzie Loose tells the story of Elisa and Anthea, two 15-year-old girls whose unequal friendship gives them support and orientation in a difficult phase of their lives. In order to maintain their cohesion, they develop an ominous game that takes on a destructive dynamic: After Elisa’s physical collapse, which is mercilessly filmed by her classmates* with their mobile phones, the two simply turn the cameras over in revenge. They are transformed from victims into perpetrators…
Screenplay and Director: Luzie Loose
Production: kurhaus production
Co-Production: SWR, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Cinematography: Anne Bolick
Editor: Marco Rottig
Original Sound: Frank Schubert
Music: Andreas Pfeiffer
Sound Mix: Lena Beck
Sound Design: Simon Seufert
Production Design: Leonie Lieberherr
Costume Design: Melanie Salfert
Producer: Lennart Lenzing, Philipp Raube
Produced by: Daniel Reich, Christoph Holthof
Commissioning Editor: Stefanie Groß (SWR)
Festivals:
Südkorea, Busan International Film Festival 2018
Hof, Internationale Hofer Filmtage 2018
Berlin, Achtung Berlin 2019
Award:
Internationale Hofer Filmtage 2018, Hofer Goldpreis
