Country: Germany
Year: 2011
Duration: 94'
Klaus is handicapped and completely dependent on his wife Hannelore, who every day takes care of him, non-stop. One day, the woman, who is worn down by this relationship of total dependence, decides to go to the Baltic Sea and accepts the hospitality of Günther, a next-door neighbor. Her son Heiko, who has no idea where his mother is, thus finds himself taking care of his father all by himself for the very first time. In the meantime, Günther is helping Hannelore deal with her interior drama: it’s time for her to start a new life. “After having read the piece, I knew after a few minutes that I was eager to make this film. However many questions arose. Why home care, why having responsibility for providing care? What is my opinion on the topic? I could answer that it is a socially relevant topic, that I’m of the opinion that it is underrepresented in the media or that the main thought of a woman running away from giving care appealed to me. Yet, that would only be one side of the coin. It is a family story. I can find myself in it.”
Biography
film director
Andreas Kannengiesser
Andreas Kannengiesser (Nordhausen, Germany, 1978), after traveling in various countries throughout the world, became interested in film and did an apprenticeship at the North German Broadcasting Service in Hamburg. He moved to Berlin and then worked as director’s assistant, in production and in casting, before enrolling in 2004 at the Konrad Wolf Film and Television Academy and taking courses in directing. Way Home, his second feature-length movie, is his graduating film.
FILMOGRAFIA
filmografia/filmography
Clearing Perry and Mamy (cm, doc., 2006), Herz Hart Still (cm, 2007), Planet Carlos (2008), Vergiss dein Ende (Way Home, 2011).
Cast
& Credits
regia/director
Andreas Kannengiesser
sceneggiatura/screenplay
Nicolas Woche
fotografia/cinematography
Stephan Fallucchi
montaggio/film editing
Andreas Kannengiesser, Mirja Gerle
scenografia/production design
Adán Hernandez, Barbara Falkner
musica/music
Martin Spange
suono/sound
Marko Weichler
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Renate Krößner (Hannelore), Dieter Mann (Günther), Hermann Beyer (Klaus), Eugen Krößner (Heiko), Nadine Pasta (Steffi)
produttore/producer
Anna Wendt
produzione/production
Anna Wendt Filmproduktion, Hff «Konrad Wolf», Cine+
vendita all’estero/world sales
Hff «Konrad Wolf»
TFF
prizes
