Country: Germany
Year: 2012
Duration: 73'
Berlin. Kirill and Marlo are two young men walking side by side, wordlessly. Their silence is hiding something: the need to reveal their own identity, the desire to get to know each other and express their feelings. But the more Kirill opens up to Marlo, the more Marlo seems confused, undecided. But the point where the words end is where the desire to remain together begins. But how can they communicate what the voice alone cannot express?
Biography
film director
Diemo Kemmesies
Diemo Kemmesies (Cottbus, Germany) lives and works in Berlin. After studying engineering and working for a cultural magazine, he got his start in theater, first as an actor and then as a director, before moving on to directing and editing films. To perfect his technique, he moved to Berlin in 2005 and debuted that same year with the short Die Begegnung. In 2008, he directed the feature-length Human Kapital, in which class differences are the vehicle for presenting various world outlooks. He has worked as film editor with the directors Nora Fingscheidt on Objet Trouvé (2005), Hannes Hirsch on Beach Boy (2011) and Janin Halisch on Vor Dir (2012).
FILMOGRAFIA
Die Begegnung (cm, 2005), Jeder Seins (cm, 2006), Juchitan (cm, 2006), Jacqueline und Wir (cm, 2008), Human Kapital (2008), Silent Youth (2012).
Declaration
film director
“A love story between two men is undoubtedly labeled a gay movie. Specifically, however, I wanted to tell the story of two persons meeting, both hindered by a sort of emotional autism. So perhaps my film should be considered as a story on emotional autism instead… In my opinion, the characters’ autism is more important than their sexual orientation. Sure, the main theme is about two men who kiss on screen, which therefore makes it a gay film. But if you go beyond that, the perspective changes and you realize it’s simply about getting to know two persons.”
Cast
& Credits
regia, sceneggiatura, montaggio/director, screenplay, film editing
Diemo Kemmesies
fotografia/cinematography
Albrecht von Grünhagen
costumi/costume design Janin Halisch
suono/sound Florian Mönks
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters Martin Bruchmann (Marlo), Josef Mattes (Kirill), Linda Schüle (Franzi), Mathias Neuber (Vater) produttori/producers Hannes Hirsch, Diemo Kemmesies
produzione/production Milieufilm GbR
distribuzione, vendita all’estero/distribution, world sales aug&ohr medien
costumi/costume design Janin Halisch
suono/sound Florian Mönks
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters Martin Bruchmann (Marlo), Josef Mattes (Kirill), Linda Schüle (Franzi), Mathias Neuber (Vater) produttori/producers Hannes Hirsch, Diemo Kemmesies
produzione/production Milieufilm GbR
distribuzione, vendita all’estero/distribution, world sales aug&ohr medien
