SMILE
by Steffen Köhn
synopsis
The young and lonesome 18year old Mercedes visits the legendary techno festival "Heimat" for the first time in her life. She is longingly hoping for experiences of proximity, joy and intensity. Instead, she finds herself confronted with the abysses of this alleged perfect world. In the end, Mercedes sees no way out without committing an act of violence.
international title: | Smile |
original title: | Smile |
country: | Germany |
year: | 2019 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Steffen Köhn |
film run: | 81' |
screenplay: | Silke Eggert, Steffen Köhn |
cast: | Mercedes Müller, Hanna Hilsdorf, Mehmet Sözer, Christoph Bach, Julia Dietze, Catherine H. Flemming, Roland Korponovics, Paul Boche, Gigi Fantasio Spelsberg, Ingo Robin |
cinematography by: | Mario Krause |
film editing: | Leonardo Franke, Andi Pek |
art director: | Max Eichenlaub, Sandra Fleischer |
costumes designer: | Anna Lutz, Nora Scheve |
music: | Johannes Klingebiel |
producer: | Eva-Marie Martens |
executive producer: | René Frotscher |
line producer: | Myriam Eichler |
production: | Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Deutsche Film & Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB) / German Film and Television Academy in Berlin (DFFB) |