WESTERN

A group of German construction workers start a tough job at a remote building site in the Bulgarian countryside. The foreign land awakens the men’s sense of adventure, but they are also confronted with their own prejudice and mistrust due to the language barrier and cultural differences.

VALESKA GRISEBACH studied Philosophy and German Studies. In 1993 she studied Directing at the Viennese Film Academy. Her graduation film Be My Star was nominated for the Adolf-Grimme Award in 2002 and received the Critics’ Award at the Toronto IFF. Her second feature film, Longing, premiered in 2006 in the Berlinale Competition.

Festivals and Awards
World premiere at Cannes Film Festival – Un Certain Regard, 2017; 35th Munich International Film Festival, 2017; Jerusalem Film Festival, 2017 – Nomination for Best International Film; LUX Film Prize Official selection, 2017; 17th T-Mobile New Horizons Film Festival, Poland, 2017 – International Competition; Yerevan International Film Festival, 2017 – Jury Special Mention Award.

Germany, Bulgaria, Austria, 2017, 120 min
Script: Valeska Grisebach
Director: Valeska Grisebach
Cinematography: Bernhard Keller
Music: Uve Haußig
Cast: Meinhard Neumann, Reinhardt Wetrek, Syuleiman Letifov, Veneta Frangova, Vyara Borisova
Production: Komplizen Film, Germany – Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade,Valeska Grisebach, Michel Merkt
Co-production: Chouchkov brothers Ltd. – Borislav & Victor Chouchkov, Coop 99, Austria – Antonin Svoboda, Bruno Wagner
With the support of: Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, MDM – Miteldeutsche Medienforderung, German Federal Film Fund, Bulgarian National Film Center, Austrian Film Institute, Media
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