InstituteFestivalProfessionals
EN/NL
Donate
Loading...
MyIDFA
Yves' Promise
About IDFA
Archive
Yves' Promise
IDFA 2017

Yves' Promise

Yves' Versprechen
Melanie Gärtner
Germany
2017
79 min
World Premiere
Festival history

Cameroonian Yves Matouo has spent eight years searching for a better life in Europe. Filmmaker Melanie Gaertner first met him in Spain after he arrived by rubber boat seeking asylum. He was rejected and sent back. A year later, he calls Gaertner again. She films him on a Moroccan beach where he wants to make another attempt. He explains what drove him to leave his country and those people dear to his heart. Gaertner realizes that while he knows what awaits him, he’s still willing to risk it all again. To better understand his motives, she travels to Cameroon to meet Yves’ family and best friend and brings video messages from Yves to reestablish contact. These are emotional moments filled with mixed feelings. They understand that Yves wants to escape the poverty and corruption, but still very much want to see him again. But can Yves return without having achieved success? Meanwhile, Gaertner keeps meeting up with him to see how things are going.

Credits
Director
Cinematography
    Pola Sell,
    Melanie Gärtner
Editing
    Christine Niehoff,
    Mirja Gerle
    Christine Niehoff,
    Mirja Gerle
Sound
    Roger Mboupda,
    Romeo Zaf
    Roger Mboupda,
    Romeo Zaf
Music
    Ludwig Kuckartz,
    Siriki Coulibaly
    Ludwig Kuckartz,
    Siriki Coulibaly
World Sales
    Deckert Distribution GmbH
    Deckert Distribution GmbH
Screening copy
    Deckert Distribution GmbH
    Deckert Distribution GmbH

Videos