Completed - GERMAN, ENGLISH, SWAHILI - Drama - 94 minutes
The transformation of a strong woman torn from her contented world during a sailing trip.
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Wolfgang FISCHER Writer(s) : Wolfgang FISCHER, Ika KÜNZEL Cast : Susanne WOLFF, Gedion Wekesa ODUOR, Kelvin Mutuku NDINDA Producer(s) : Marcos KANTIS (SCHIWAGO FILM), Martin LEHWALD (SCHIWAGO FILM), Michal POKORNY (SCHIWAGO FILM), Alexander DUMREICHER-IVANCEANU (AMOUR FOU VIENNA), Bady MINCK (AMOUR FOU VIENNA)
Rike -40, a doctor from Europe - embodies a typical Western model of happiness and success. She is educated, confident, determined and committed. We see Rike’s everyday life, as an emergency doctor, before she fulfils a long-held dream and sails out to sea alone in her sailing boat. Her goal: Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean. But her dream holiday is quickly broken off on the high seas, when, after a storm, she finds herself near a stricken fishing boat. Around a hundred people are about to drown. Rike follows maritime law and radios for help. As her request is going nowhere, she is forced to make a fatal decision.
Country(ies) : GERMANY, AUSTRIA Financing plan : Filmstiftung NRWAustrian Film InstituteDFFFMedienboard Berlin-BrandenburgMalta Film CommissionBKMFFAEurimagesWDRARTE
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Berlin European Film Market (EFM) 2018Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2018 - Panorama (2nd place Panorama Audience Award)