Synopse
In her debut feature, director Katharina Lüdin’s tender, rebellious portrait of relationships in crisis. Summer heat in the suburbs and the feeling of conflict is never very far away for actress Merit. The relationship with her girlfriend Eva has long swung from crisis to standstill and back again. Merit fights her way clear and rehearses a play with ex-husband David. But theatre in one form or another seems all around her, while the actors seem to be rehearsing life. Fears for the future and traces of violence permeate the present. What remains is a longing for unconditionality – and the garden needs watering too.
Regie
KATHARINA LÜDIN (*1990 in Basel) studied Film at the HFBK Art School in Hamburg and the UdK Berlin. Her short films have been shown at numerous festivals. She works in the field of intersectional anti-discrimination and was one of the UdK’s women’s representatives.
Info
Original Title: Und dass man ohne Täuschung zu leben vermag
International Title: Of Living Without Illusion
Category: Feature
Section: Große Freiheit
Version & Subtitles: German OV with English subtitles
Director: Katharina Lüdin
Cast/Protagonists: Anna Bolk, Jenny Schily, Lorenz Hochhuth, Pauline Frierson, Godehard Giese, Wolfgang Michael, Unica-Rosa Blaue-Poppy, Martin Clausen, Oska Melina Borcherding
Production country: Switzerland, Germany
Year of Production: 2023
Length: 109 min
Producer: Jana Kreissl, Tobias Gaede, Katharina Lüdin, Ivan Madeo
Production company: Was bleibt Film gUG
Production Design: Winnie Christiansen, Anne Storandt
