Windspiel

  • 80'
  • Germany
  • 2018

A. is 13 and has been abandoned by his mother in a children’s home, where he is taught discipline and obedience. He gets lessons in handiwork, keeps having to clean the home and is locked in a bare room at night. However, he doesn’t like the strict regime and runs away, deep into the forests of Brandenburg. Close to an airport, on the edge of a small village, he meets a lonely old man who takes pity on him. In their ramshackle dwelling, they are free of rules and obligations. But what is the real value of freedom?

With Windspiel, his graduation film from the University of Babelsberg, Peyman Ghalambor sketches a pure, atmospheric and almost wordless portrait of Germany's periphery. Filmed near Cottbus with a few local inhabitants as actors, the afterpains of the country's reunification are tangible everywhere.

 
Director
Peyman Ghalambor
Premiere
World premiere
Country of production
Germany
Year
2018
Festival Edition
IFFR 2018
Length
80'
Medium
DCP
Language
German
Producers
Julia Zechiel / Potsdam-Babelsberg University of Film and Television "Konrad Wolf", Melanie Schichan
Production Company
Potsdam-Babelsberg University of Film and Television "Konrad Wolf"
Sales
Potsdam-Babelsberg University of Film and Television "Konrad Wolf"
Screenplay
Peyman Ghalambor
Cinematography
Florian Baumgarten
Editor
Carola Bauermeister
Sound Design
Sebastian Sanchez , Alejandro Jordan
Cast
Alexander Lohse, Kurt Fiedermann
Director
Peyman Ghalambor
Premiere
World premiere
Country of production
Germany
Year
2018
Festival Edition
IFFR 2018
Length
80'
Medium
DCP
Language
German
Producers
Julia Zechiel / Potsdam-Babelsberg University of Film and Television "Konrad Wolf", Melanie Schichan
Production Company
Potsdam-Babelsberg University of Film and Television "Konrad Wolf"
Sales
Potsdam-Babelsberg University of Film and Television "Konrad Wolf"
Screenplay
Peyman Ghalambor
Cinematography
Florian Baumgarten
Editor
Carola Bauermeister
Sound Design
Sebastian Sanchez , Alejandro Jordan
Cast
Alexander Lohse, Kurt Fiedermann

Programme IFFR 2018

Bright Future

A selection of discoveries for the future. Emerging talent with original subject matter and an individual style. Includes the Bright Future Competition for first feature films.

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