RIVAL
by Marcus Lenz
synopsis
Nine-year-old Roman follows his mother Oksana to Germany where she is working illegally. She is living there with the 62-year-old widower Gert who suffers from diabetes. Gert tries to make friends with the boy, but Roman struggles for his mother's attention. When Oksana suddenly falls ill, Roman is left alone with his rival. Gert turns out to be a good playmate until he dies in an accident. Roman is all alone and can now live out his wild curiosity and longing for freedom.
international title: | Rival |
original title: | Rivale |
country: | Ukraine, Germany |
sales agent: | Pluto Film |
year: | 2020 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Marcus Lenz |
film run: | 96' |
screenplay: | Lars Hubrich, Marcus Lenz |
cast: | Yelizar Nazarenko, Udo Samel, Maria Bruni, Nina Kastorf, Evhen Chernykov |
cinematography by: | Frank Amann |
film editing: | Bernd Euscher, Hansjörg Weißbrich |
producer: | Gunter Hanfgarn, Andrea Ufer |
production: | Hanfgarn & Ufer Filmproduktion, Wildfilms, BelkaStrelka (UA) |
backing: | BKM (DE), Filmstiftung NRW (DE), Nordmedia (DE) |