«For heavens sake what a question!» exclaims the mother as her son begins the conversation; they had avoided one another for decades.
The film traces a reencounter between the director and his aged parents. It is an attempt at a personal revision of the past. In the process, a new view of his parents emerged, which also provides again and again insight into a bygone era. The story of their marriage, however, borders on a classic drama, leaving us feeling forlorn and miserable even today.
Festivals:
- Germany: Berlinale 2013, Forum (Feb. 2013)
- CH: Nyon, Visions du Réel, official selection (April 2013)
- Austria: Linz, Crossing Europe FF, official selection (April 2013)
- Poland: Warsaw, PLANETE DOC REVIEW IFF, int. competition (May 2013)
- Czech republic: Karlovy Vary IFF, official selection, July 2013
- Gemany: Fünf Seen Film Festival, int. competition, 31 July/August 1st 2013
- Russia: St.Petersburg, Message 2 Man IFF (September 2013)
- South Corea: Busan IFF
- Canada: RIDM Montréal, int. competition, November 2013
- Germany: Leipzig IFF for Documentaries, October/ November 2013
- Germany: Duisburger Filmwoche, November 2013
- Switzerland: Solothurner Filmtage, January 2014
- Netherlands: Rotterdam IFF, January 2014
- Finnland, Docpoint Helsinki, January 2014
- Australia: Audi Festival of German Films, 26 March - 11 April 2014
- München: 29. DOK.fest Int. Dokumentarfilmfestival, 7.5. - 14.5.2014
- Brasilien: 38. Mostra International Filmfestival Sao Paulo - 16.-29.10.2014
- Deutschland: 31. Kasseler Dokumentar- und Videofest - 11.11. - 16.11.2014
Awards:
- Berlinale 2013 Forum: Audience Award (Preis der Leserjury des Tagesspiegels
für den besten Film im internationalen Forum)
- Crossing Europe FF, Linz/Austria 2013; FEDEORA-Award - Best European
Documentary
- Visions du Réel 2013, Nyon: Special Prize of the Jury SSA/Suisssimage for the
most innovative Swiss feature film
- Fünf Seen Film Festival FSFF 2013, Bavaria/Germany: FSFF Documentary Award
- Busan IFF, Korea 2013 : Busan Cinephile Award
- Zürich Film Prize 2013
- Swiss Filmcritics Award: Best Swiss Film 2013
- Swiss Film Award 2014 for Best Documentary
- Swiss Film Award 2014 for Best Editing (Tania Stöcklin)