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C H R I S T O P H E R K W A N K A , C O R N E L I A K W A N K A a n d S A M L O U W Y C K
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Hofer Filmtage, October 2011 • • |
| Synopsis As the highly pregnant Susanne crashes through the doors of the hospital emergency entrance, thoroughly unprepared for the birth ahead, she begins to panic. In a fit of hysteria – the contractions are just setting in – she has an vision: she need not worry, this child is predestined. Twelve years later, Susanne is looking forward to a fresh start. After years of abstention, she is hoping for a steady relationship. But her son, whom she since the vision believes to be a genius, is writing unreadable essays in school and his treacher wants to put him in special ed. Susanne and Jonathan wrestle for their life. The film is a collaboration between the director Johan Carlsen and Cornelia and Christopher Kwanka, a mother and son living in Berlin-Lichtenberg. Conny and Christopher act out scenes from Johan’s childhood and their own experience. They play Johnny and Susanne, a mother and son fighting for recognition and balance in an indifferent world. |
| written and directed by Johan Carlsen a dffb, Schiwago Film, Ariane Film and MAKRORAMA production in coproduction with ZDF - Das kleine Fernsehspiel, funded by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and the FFA. fiction/ 63 Min. / color / shooting format S16mm / print format 35mm / 25fps, 1:1.85 / dolby SR / germany, 2011 contact: johan(at)makrorama.de |