WINTERNÄHE
„Who am I?“ A young woman’s search for her own life, between Germany’s Hipster capital, the conflict in Israel and an East-German childhood.
Lola grew up in East-Berlin, raised by her German-Jewish grandmother Hannah, who survived the Holocaust. Lola is furious. Furious with the new anti-Semitism around her; with her father who has been hiding in the Australian jungle for the past ten years; furious with the fact that she doesn’t know where she belongs anymore. When Lola falls in love with Shlomo she follows him to Tel Aviv, where her grandfather lives, hoping to find some answers. But shortly after her arrival the Israeli army beings Operation Protective Edge. Lola spends weeks of intense passion and love but also of fear and sadness. When her grandfather dies and her relationship with Shlomo becomes too conflicted, she takes off to Thailand, hoping to find peace of mind and to reconnect with her complicated father.
“Winternähe” takes us on an emotional journey, sometimes tragic, sometimes funny, following Lola on her quest for identity and her place in the world.
GENRE
Drama
LENGTH
90 min
BASED ON
Mirna Funk’s novel Winternähe
DISTRIBUTION
Theatrical
SHOOTING LANGUAGE
German, English, Hebrew
TERRITORIES OF EXPLOITATION
German speaking territories, Israel
Worldwide
SHOOTING PERIOD
April 2020
SHOOTING LOCATIONS
Berlin, Tel Aviv, Thailand
CAST
Aenne Schwarz
SCRIPT
Elisabeth Burghardt
DIRECTOR
Viviane Andereggen
PRODUCER
Sabine Lamby
Alexander van Dülmen
Stephan Wagner
CREATIVE CO-PRODUCER
Eran Riklis
PRODUCTION COMPANY
carte blanche International
CO-PRODUCER
naked eye filmproduction
United Channels Movie
A Company Hungary
DISTRIBUTOR
20th Century Fox
DEVELOPMENT STATUS
4th draft of script
RELEASE
Winter 2021
FUNDED BY
FFA and FFF Bayern