One night, in the darkness of a numb city, Theo is confronted with his own fragility. Longing for closeness, he travels to the countryside to visit his friend Ida.
Year of production 2024 Length 20' CountryGermany Shooting Format 4K Aspect Ratio16:9 Dialogue German Director Carlos Pereira Production Deutsche Film - und Fernsehakademie Berlin ProducersClara Puhlmann, Carlotta Cornehl Writer Carlos Pereira Cinematographer Karim Marold Editor Vanessa Heeger Scenography Javier Irazuzta HMU Tilo Nethe Costume Design Claudia Cazzorla Sound Design Vanessa Heeger Set Sound Alan Mares Music Dax J Cast Frank Büttner, Maren Eggert, Cenk Karaferya Festival selections Locarno Film Festival 2024 - World Premiere Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 2025, Germany achtung berlin Filmfestival 2025, Germany - Special Mention
Director's Statement From our birth, we are socialized into a patriarchal system and spend our lives experiencing its damaging consequences. Men are forced to repress pain and deny their feelings, living in a constant state of emotional numbness. I wanted to make a film about this terrible void, told from the perspective of an older gay man.
