AMMA & APPA
by Franziska Schönenberger, Jayakrishnan Subramanian
synopsis
Franziska comes from Bavaria and is in love with Jayakrishnan from southern India. When the couple decide that their love should lead to marriage and a life in Germany, both sets of in-laws find that cultural customs they took for granted are now suddenly subjected to scrutiny. Whilst Franziska’s parents chose to marry of their own free will, the marriage of Jayakrishnan’s parents was arranged within their own caste, as is customary in Caddalore in southern India. As far as they are concerned, their son’s intention not only to marry a foreigner but to marry for love represents a cruel act of revenge on the part of the gods, since the match calls into question their whole traditional way of life. Hoping to overcome cultural barriers, the parents of the Bavarian bride-to-be decide to travel to India to visit their future son-in-law’s parents.
original title: | Amma & Appa |
country: | Germany |
year: | 2014 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Franziska Schönenberger, Jayakrishnan Subramanian |
film run: | 89' |
release date: | DE 04/09/2014 |
screenplay: | Franziska Schönenberger, Jayakrishnan Subramanian |
cinematography by: | Minsu Park |
film editing: | Robert Vakily |
producer: | Ferdinand Freising, Cosima von Spreti, Marina Voeth |
co-producer: | Sonja Scheider, Natalie Lambsdorff |
production: | Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF), BR Bayerischer Rundfunk |
distributor: | Zorro Film |