Synopse
A true German indie production, made without any public financing: Janek Rieke's first film for 24 years is an absurd comedy about a couple whose perfect façade is starting to crack. Olli (Janek Rieke) and Anja (Julia Hartmann) are a happy team – but then Anja gets pregnant and her body starts to release hormones that for a few weeks turn her into a different person. An exhausting person. Anja's mood swings drive Olli to despair. Nine months later, the contractions begin. On the way to the hospital, Anja accidentally meets Olli's lover. And from then on, everything than can go wrong, does.
Regie
JANEK RIEKE (*1971 in Hamburg) studied direction at Hamburg University. His debut feature Trial By Fire won the audience prize at the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival in 1998. He has also been seen acting in numerous productions. Since 2010, he has played a police inspector in the series Der Kriminalist.
Info
Original Title: Beule
Category: Feature
Section: Hamburger Filmschau
Version & Subtitles: German OV
Director: Janek Rieke
Cast/Protagonists: Janek Rieke, Julia Hartmann, Max Giermann, Nilam Farooq, Gerdy Zint, Freya Trampert, David Bredin, Daniel Michel, Thelma Buabeng
Production country: Germany
Year of Production: 2022
Length: 79 min
Producer: Lars Büchel, Bernd Hoefflin, Janek Rieke, Nagila Warburg
Production company: Element E GmbH
Music: Supreme Music, Max Berghaus
Casting: Suse Marquardt, Sabine Uckert





