Germany / Austria,
2018, 94 min
Directed by:
Wolfgang FischerScreenplay:
Wolfgang FischerCinematography:
Benedict NeuenfelsVOD (1)
Plots(1)
Rike is forty, she is a successful doctor whose job demands everything of her. She intends to use her much-needed annual holiday to fulfil her long-cherished dream of sailing single-handedly from Gibraltar to Ascension, a small tropical island in the middle of the Atlantic. Her desire for a carefree holiday seems to be coming to pass but then, after a storm, her beautiful adventure suddenly turns into an unprecedented challenge when she spots a badly damaged, hopelessly overloaded refugee boat nearby. More than a hundred people face drowning. Rike tries to organise help, but she increasingly feels that humanitarianism has deteriorated into mere wishful thinking. (Berlinale)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
German Film Awards
- 2019 - Marcos Kantis (Second Best Feature Film)
- 2019 - Susanne Wolff (Best Female Lead)
- 2019 - Benedict Neuenfels (Best Cinematography)
- 2019 - Andreas Turnwald, André Zimmerman, Tobias Fleig, Uwe Dresch (Best Sound Design)
- 2019 - Wolfgang Fischer (Best Director)
- 2019 - Monika Willi (Best Editing)
Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF)
- 2018 - Wolfgang Fischer (Golden Firebird Award - Young Cinema)