WESTERN
2017 Films • 2h 0m
A group of German construction workers start a tough job at a remote site in the Bulgarian countryside. The foreign land awakens the men's sense of adventure, but they are also confronted with their own prejudice and mistrust due to the language barrier and cultural differences. The stage is quickly set for a showdown when men begin to compete for recognition and favor from the local villagers.
Direction: Valeska Grisebach
Script: Valeska Grisebach
Production: Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade, Valeska Grisebach, Michel Merkt,
Cinematography: Bernhard Keller
Editing: Bettina Böhler
Production Design: Beatrice Schultz
Costume Design: Veronika Albert
Sound: Fabian Schmidt
Cast: Meinhard Neumann, Reinhardt Wetrek, Syuleyman Alilov Letifov, Veneta Frangova, Vyara Borisova
Original Title: WESTERN
Original Languages: Bulgarian, English, German
Film Production Countries: Germany, Bulgaria, Austria
Website: http://www.western-der-film.de/
Biography of the Director/s
Valeska Grisebach studied Philosophy and German Studies in Berlin, Munich and Vienna. In 1993 she began studying to be a director at the Viennese Film Academy under Peter Patzak, Wolfgang Glück and Michael Haneke. Her graduation film BE MY STAR was nominated for the Adolf-Grimme-Award in 2002 and received the Critics’ Award at the Toronto International Film Festival as well as the Grand Jury Award at the Turin Film Festival. Her second feature film, LONGING, premiered in 2006 in the Berlinale Competition. The film received several awards, including the Special Jury Award in Buenos Aires, the Grand Prix Asturias at the Gijón International Film Festival and the Special Jury Award at the Warsaw International Film Festival.
Filmography of the Director/s
2017 WESTERN
Feature film, digital
2006 SEHNSUCHT / LONGING
Feature film, 35mm
2001 MEIN STERN / BE MY STAR
Feature film, 35mm
Awards Won
Art Film Fest Kosice - Blue Angel Best Director, Nomination LUX Film Prize of the European Parliament, Yerevan International Film Festival Golden Apricot - Special Jury Mention, Motovun Film Festival - Propeller of Motovun and FIPRESCI Prize
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