Synopse
A forceful debut full of emotion and hope: director Chiara Fleischhacker won the renowned Thomas Strittmatter Prize for her screenplay. Jenny (Emma Nova) is unwantedly pregnant by her boyfriend Bolle (Paul Wollin). She would in fact like to have a family, but with a drug problem and a jail sentence about to start... When the youth welfare service learns of her pregnancy and allocates her Marla (Friederike Becht) as a midwife, Jenny at first reacts with rejection. However, Marla doesn’t condemn her, but sees her as the person she is inside. Gradually Jenny gains the courage to face her fears and take responsibility – for the new life forming inside her and for herself.
Regie
CHIARA FLEISCHHACKER (*1993 in Kassel) studied at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. Her short films Golden Girl (2018) and Was bleibt (2018) were shown at numerous festivals. Vena is her graduation film.
Info
Original Title: Vena
International Title: Vena
Category: Feature
Section: Große Freiheit
Version & Subtitles: German OV with English subtitles
Director & Screenplay: Chiara Fleischhacker
Cast/Protagonists: Emma Nova, Paul Wollin, Friederike Becht, Liam Ben Ari, Barbara Philipp
Production country: Germany
Year of Production: 2024
Length: 116 min
Producer: Dietmar Güntsche, Martin Rohé, Svenja Vanhoefer, Sophie Kühne
Production company: Neue Bioskop Film
Cinematography: Lisa Jilg
Sound: Rachel Oker
Editor: Tobias Wieduwilt
Music: Peter Albrecht
Costume Design: Marie-Luise Wolf
Casting: Laura Buschhagen
co-production company: SWR
Distributor: Weltkino Filmverleih
