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June 2024
Press quotes
“An emotional and strong film, with a soft and elegant distance.”
– CINEMAN
“Minna Wündrich is the heart of the film, imbuing this rather enigmatic character with an aura of openness by gradually peeling off layer after layer of Ivo’s defences.”
– CINEUROPA
“Singular but highly engaging.”
– TÉlÉRAMA
“There’s a consistency to Trobisch’s approach that marks her as an important new voice”
– VARIETY
“With a little more courage one could have dared to include this film in the main competition, it would not have disfigured. ”
– CLOSE UP
“Ivo is an exceptionally complex and harrowing film (..)
Minna Wündrich delivers an incredibly beautiful and poetic performance.”
– ICS
“A powerful social panorama (..)
Carried by the great performance of the actress Minna Wündrich.”
– DLF KULTUR
“Trobisch’s films impress with their precise, calm observation skills and their complex female characters.”
– TAGESSPIEGEL
Synopsis
Ivo works as an outpatient palliative carer. Every day she’s on the road, visiting patients. Families, married couples and single people. In small flats and large houses. With different ways of living and dying. With different ways of dealing with the time that remains. At home, her teenage daughter and her dog have learned to become independent because of Ivo’s working hours. On the road in her old Skoda, from dawn till dusk, the hands-free system always in operation. It has become her personal living space, where she eats her meals, works, sings, swears and dreams.
One of her patients, Solveigh, was a close friend of hers. Ivo also has an intimate relationship with Solveigh’s husband Franz. They care for Solveigh together, every day. And they sleep together. Solveigh’s strength dwindles and soon she is dependent on others for the simplest tasks. She wants to make the final decision alone and doesn’t want Franz to find out. She asks Ivo to help her die.
Festivals
Berlinale Encounters 2024
– Heiner-Carow Award 2024
Hongkong International Film Festival 2024
– Young Cinema Competition, Winner of “Best actress” for Minna Wündrich
Bolzano Film Festival Bozen 2024
– Best picture
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2024
– „10 Directors to Watch“ (Eva Trobisch)
Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt 2024
– Zukunft Deutscher Film
Crossing Europe Filmfestival 2024
– Abschlussfilm
Vilnius International Film Festival 2024
– Competition
Taipei Film Festival 2024
New Horizons International Film Festival 2024
– International Competition
Olhar de Cinema – Curitiba International Film Festival 2024
KINO PAVASARIS 2024
– Official Competition
German Film Festival Mexico 2024
– Competition
Valladolid International Film Festival 2024
– Punto de Encuentro
Festival de Cine Alemán 2024
– Official selection
Cast
Minna Wündrich
Pia Hierzegger
Lukas Turtur
and others
Crew
Writer and director –
Eva Trobisch
Production –
Network Movie/Studio Zentral
In coproduction with –
Trimafilm
Broadcaster –
ZDF Das Kleine Fernsehspiel
Funded by –
Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
German distributor –
Piffl Medien
World Sales –
Loco Films
DoP –
Adrian Campean
Film editor –
Laura Lauzemis
Set design –
Julia Baumann
Costume design –
Christian Röhrs
Make-up –
Anke Ebelt
Sound –
Armin Badde
Casting –
Susanne Ritter
Details
Production –
Germany
Length –
104 min.
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