Synopse
Two portraits of two people who became addicted to heroin in the 1980s. Journalist Jörg Böckern was a junkie for over twenty years and nearly lost his life to the drug. He is clean now and wonders how he could hide his addiction at work. Christiane K. cannot live without drugs until today. Despite that she successfully masters her life as a single working mother. This compassionate documentary shows what it means to keep up appearances while standing close to the abyss.
Regie
Wilma Pradetto (*1951) studied at the DFFB in Berlin. She worked as assistant director for Michael Ballhaus, Peter Patzak, Martin Scorcese and István Szabó. Since 1992 she works for ARD, ZDF and arte.
Info
Original Title: Höllentrips - Leben mit der Sucht
International Title: Trips to hell - Living with the addiction
Category: Documentary feature
Section: 16:9 Fernsehen im Kino
Version & Subtitles: German OV
Director: Wilma Pradetto
Production country: Germany
Year of Production: 2010
Length: 80 min
Producer: Saskia Kress
Production company: filmtank berlin gmbh | Kottbusser Damm 79 | 10967 Berlin | Germany | Phone: +49 30 756 314 77 | Email: berlin@filmtank.de
Cinematography: Michael Hammon, Eike Zuleeg, Michael Dreyer
Editor: Thomas Wellmann
