Directed by:
Andreas SchaapScreenplay:
Andreas SchaapCinematography:
Dennis PaulsCast:
Anna Fischer, Annelinde Gerstl, Barbara Prakopenka, Nic Romm, Tim Sander, Ernst-Georg Schwill, Andreas HilscherPlots(1)
A train makes its way through the snow-covered Alps. Suddenly, an avalanche comes down, separating a car from the rest of the train and burying it under snow. This simple constellation is the basis of Andy Schaaps claustrophobic thriller, which defies a classic motive of the genre with visual energy and a light touch. Greta was on her way to visit her comatose mother, when the accident puts her in danger of ending up like that herself. No wonder she has visions of being bound to a hospital bed and believed to be comatose; having to experience how her inner cries for help and signs of life are ignored by the nurses. Everything will turn out differently, of course, even though Greta herself cannot decide between reality and delusion anymore. Andy Schaap's third feature is also his most personal film, with its plot uncovering a story that is far from the scope of typical genre fare. A trance-like film about people at the crossroads between life and death, ingeniously positioned by Schaap between big action-cinema and intimate drama. (Internationales Filmfest Oldenburg)
(more)Cast
Anna Fischer
Best movies:
Besondere Schwere der Schuld (2014) (TV movie)
Heiter bis wolkig (2012)
Harter Brocken - Der Waffendeal (2021) (TV movie)
Annelinde Gerstl
Best movies:
Les Ailes du désir (1987)
Ein Sommer in Amalfi (2013) (TV movie)
Barbara Prakopenka
Belarus
Best movies:
Cut Off (2018)
Praxis mit Meerblick (2017) (series)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Nic Romm
Best movies:
Vicky the Viking (2009)
Anonymous (2011)
Crazy (2000)
Tim Sander
East Germany
Best movies:
Wie Feuer und Flamme (2001)
Vaterfreuden (2014)
Break Up Man (2013)
Ernst-Georg Schwill
German Empire
Best movies:
Die schwarze Mühle (1975) (TV movie)
Strange Gardens (2003)
Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
Andreas Hilscher
Best movies:
Fucking Berlin (2016)