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Postcard to Daddy | © Oculus Film / Michael Stock
© Oculus Film / Michael Stock
Documentary | 2009-2010 | Germany

Main data

DirectorMichael Stock
Written byMichael Stock
ProductionOculus Film [de]

Shooting data

Filming regionsGermany - Berlin, Thailand

Project data

Length of movie85 Min.
Aspect ratio16:9 (1 : 1,78)
Sound formatStereo

Brief synopsis

As a child, Michael Stock was sexually abused - by his own father. 25 years later he is still looking for inner peace. In conversations with his family and friends and his own reflections, he paints an ever clearer, if contradictory picture of what happened and of the consequences for each of the family members. Old family films seem to show a happy family - excerpts from Michael's first feature film hint at his extreme adult life, overshadowed by his lifelong trauma. Yet in spite of the intense drama, the film doesn't have an atmosphere of anger and hatred but rather a surprising air of hope and love of life. Michael's aim is not to accuse the "perpetrator" but to understand. In the end, he takes his video "Postcard" to his father. With the camera running, he confronts him with his past.

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Andreas StadlerMicha (archive footage) [SR]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Motion graphics designerPierra Kayser
Director of photographyGuido Diek
Director of photographyMichael Stock
2010
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DirectorMichael Stock
EditorRobert Quante
Schnitt & techn. Bearbeitung
Schnitt & techn. Bearbeitung
EditorMartin Kayser-Landwehr
Feinschnitt
Feinschnitt
ProducerHubert Schäfer [1]
Co-producerMichael Stock
ScreenwriterMichael Stock

Production companies

CompanyComment
Oculus Film [de]

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Michael Stock2010Int'l. Filmfestspiele Berlin (Berlinale) [de]
Section Panorama
Section PanoramaNominated

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 27/05/2010
PremiereTuesday, 16/02/2010Berlinale, Panorama