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.
Film details
Productieland
Germany
Jaar
2018
Festivaleditie
IFFR 2018
Lengte
80'
Medium/Formaat
DCP
Taal
German
Première status
World premiere
Director
Peyman Ghalambor
Screenplay
Peyman Ghalambor
Producer
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 / World rights holder
Potsdam-Babelsberg University of Film and Television "Konrad Wolf"