Story
Christmas in Hamburg. For for young people conflicts at home have escalated to such an extent that their Yuletide celebrations are taking place in a psychiatric ward. Dr. Wolff (Clemens Schick) too, has no-one to spend Christmas with. The psychiatrist is controversial because of his unconventional methods. For new patients, he insists on a special therapy plan, despite the protests of his colleagues: he puts them together with Timo (Jannis Niewöhner), an aggressive boy with violent tendencies. At first, the experiment seems doomed to failure. But then an unexpected group dynamic develops between the four young people. 4 Könige is a heart-rending coming-of-age drama full of funny moments.
Director
Theresa von Eltz (*1978) studied direction at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, England. Her short film Gecko was shown in competition at the 2007 Berlinale. 4 Könige is her full-length debut and was nominated for the 2014 German Screenplay Prize.Trailer
Info
4 Könige
Fiction Feature
German
Hamburger Filmschau//FF2015
Germany
2015
98 min
OV with English subtitles
Theresa von Eltz
Esther Bernstorff
Paula Beer, Jella Haase, Jannis Niewöhner, Moritz Leu, Clemens Schick, Anneke Kim Sarnau
Benjamin Seikel, Florian Schmidt-Prange
Kristian Leschner
Anja Siemens
Marcus Rinn
Lucia Haslauer (ZDF), Olaf Grunert (ZDF/ARTE)
Port au Prince Pictures GmbH
C-Films (Deutschland) GmbH, Tatami Films GmbH, ARTE, ZDF - Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Katharina Webersinke, Port au Prince Pictures GmbH: kw@port-prince.de