Gonella Productions

LANGUAGE: German | SUBTITLES: English

Genre: Drama
Running Time: 15:16min
Year of production: 2021

SYNOPSIS

Samir is 19 years old and from South Sudan. He reached Hamburg two years ago. Last winter, falling temperatures forced him into prostitution. But the search for a way out results to be more difficult than expected.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Production Company: University of Applied Sciences Mainz / Von Schlechten Eltern GbR
Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions

CAST

Main Cast: Benny Opoku-Arthur (Samir)
Supporting Cast: Patrick Khatami (Behar)
Yusuf Erdugan (Milan)
Amadeus Gollner (Client 2)
Fazel Yaqubi (Iraqi)
Max Rohland (Client 1)

MAIN CREDITS

Director: Tim Herzhauser
Screenwriter: Tim Herzhauser
Producer: Ann-Kathrin Vollmers
Director of Photography: Timon Dangel
Production Sound: Markus Rebholz
Editing: Christoph Hans
Sound Editing: Marco Schnebel (Sound Design and Re-Recording Mixer)
Music Composer: Hannes Bieber
Production Design: Marian Korenika
Costumes: Christin Marlen-Freyler
Make-up Artist: Tim Scheidig

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: Drama
Sub-genre: LGBTQ+
Language: German
Country of origin: Germany
Year of production: 2021
Total running time: 15:16min
Shooting format: Digital S35
Color type: Color
Aspect ratio: 2:1
Sound format: Stereo

FESTIVALS

Official Selection - Montreal Independent Film Festival 2023
Official Selection - ROZE FILMDAGEN Amsterdam LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2023
Semifinalist - New York Indie Shorts Awards 2023