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Documentary | 2015-2019 | NDR [de] | Society, Women | Germany

Shooting data

Start of shooting05/05/2015
End of shooting01/03/2016
LocationsNiedersachsen
Filming regionsNorth Germany

Brief synopsis

When night falls in rural Germany, old VW-caravans decorated with flashy lights line the highway roads which lead through potato fields and dark forests. Inside these buses prostitutes from Eastern Europe and Africa await their clients who are passing by. The film portrays these women who came from far away in search for money and a better life. Until one day, in the ghostly atmosphere, a murder of one of the prostitutes happens and shakes up the whole scene causing everybody to take action. A film about a microcosm that describes a society at the outer edge of globalized capitalism.

(Locarno Film Festival)

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Director of photographyChristoph Rohrscheidt
nordmedia, NDR, 109min
nordmedia, NDR, 109min
DirectorElke Margarete Lehrenkrauss
EditorElke Margarete Lehrenkrauss
Additional editorIrem Schwarz
Additional editorPetja von Bredow
ComposerDavid Hermann
ComposerThomas Resch
ComposerDascha Dauenhauer
ScreenwriterElke Margarete Lehrenkrauss
Sound re-recording mixerTorben Seemann

Production companies

CompanyComment
Elke Lehrenkrauss Produktion [de]

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
Sound (Postproduction)Chaussee Soundvision GmbH

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Elke Margarete Lehrenkrauss2019Int. Filmfestival Braunschweig [de]
Tilda
TildaWinner
Elke Margarete Lehrenkrauss2019Int. Filmfestival Braunschweig [de]
Heimspiel-Preis
Heimspiel-PreisWinner
Elke Margarete Lehrenkrauss2019DOK.fest München [de]
Dok.deutsch
Dok.deutschNominated
Elke Lehrenkrauss Produktion [de]2019Locarno Filmfestival [it]
Semaine de la critique
Semaine de la critiqueNominated
Elke Lehrenkrauss Produktion [de]2019Camden International Film Festival [us]
Cinematic Vision Award
Cinematic Vision AwardWinner
Elke Lehrenkrauss Produktion [de]2019BIAFF Batumi Int. Art House Film Festival [ge]
International Competition
International CompetitionWinner
Elke Lehrenkrauss Produktion [de]2019Kinenova, International Film Festival [mk]
Int'l Competition
Int'l CompetitionWinner
Elke Lehrenkrauss Produktion [de]2019DOC LA, Los Angeles Documentary Filmfestival [us]
Int'l Competition
Int'l CompetitionWinner

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2020GermanyFilmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
Reihe: MOP-Watchlist
Reihe: MOP-Watchlist
2019GermanyKinofest Lünen
Wettbewerb Lüdia
Wettbewerb Lüdia
2019GermanyDOK.fest München
Dok.deutsch
Dok.deutsch
2019SwitzerlandLocarno Film Festival
Semaine de la critique
Semaine de la critique
2019GermanyBraunschweig International Film Festival
Wettbewerb: Die Tilda
Wettbewerb: Die Tilda

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
PremiereThursday, 09/05/2019Dok.fest München Weltpremiere