Synopsis

Ibiza, the early nineties, Jo is a twenty-five-year-old music composer. He has come over from Berlin and wants to be part of the nascent electronic music revolution, ideally by getting a job first as a DJ in the new nightclub on the island, Amnesia. Martha has been living alone in her house facing the sea for forty years. One night Jo knocks on her door. Her solitude intrigues him. They become friends even as the mysteries around her accumulate: that cello in the corner she refuses to play, the German language she refuses to speak… As Jo draws her into his world of techno music, Martha puts everything she had previously lived by into question.

Details

Start9/17/15 German-speaking Switzerland
8/19/15 French-speaking Switzerland
LanguageEnglisch / Deutsch
Duration95 Minutes
Format1.85 - 6K
Distribution SwitzerlandVega Distribution
ProductionVEGA Film / Les Films du Losange / SRF / Teleclub

Credits

DirectorBarbet Schroeder
ScriptBarbet Schroeder
ProducerRuth Waldburger / Margaret Menegoz
CastMarthe Keller, Max Riemelt, Corinna Kirchhoff, Joel Basman, Fermi Reixach, Marie Leuenberger, special guest: Bruno Ganz
PhotographyLuciano Tovoli
EditingNelly Quettier
SoundJean-Paul Mugel
MusicLucien N Luciano

Festivals & Awards

Locarno Film Festival 2015