February, seven days
Feature Film / approx. 90 min / in production
After years of estrangement, single parent ARKADIY (45) gets a visit from brother IGOR (42) and his son from Odesa. According to Jewish custom, they mourn their recently deceased mother while digging up old conflicts. As the war breaks out in Ukraine, the family is thrown into turmoil, and the brothers must take a closer look at their relationship to their homeland. A film about everyday life in a state of emergency and the sense of responsibility for one's own country and family.
Team
Writer & Director: Tatjana Moutchnik
Producers: Karoline Henkel, Jasper Mielke, Arto Sebastian
Co-Producers: Veit Heiduschka, Julia Heiduschka, Christian Bachmann
Commissioning Editors: Andrea Hanke (WDR), Jan Berning (SWR), Claudia Gladziejewski (BR)
Production Manager: Maximilian Seidel
Executive Producers: Soraya Szendi, Gerd Scherrmann
Casting: Alla Samoylenko, Alina Yklymova
DoP: Dino Osmanovic
Costume Design: Kornelia Wawryszyn
Production Design: Mona Cathleen Otterbach
Sound Design: Sergey Martynyuk
Editor: Max Kliewer
Info
Genre: Drama
Production: Wood Water Films
In Co-Production with: WDR
Thomas Strittmatter Screenplay Award 2024 (Nomination)