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Überleben
Lara Milena Brose, Kilian Armando Friedrich
Germany
2021
30 min
International Premiere
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After years of criminal and self-destructive behavior, 27-year-old Leon is at last trying to rid himself of his heroin addiction in a residential clinic. He publishes a vlog about his experiences and tells his therapists what they want to hear, but actually he’s totally fed up with life. On the other hand, his father Hans-Joachim, who's 50 years older, is brimming with zest for life, despite his aging body. That’s why this landscape artist wants to become immortal, as a “homo digitalis.” He’s using a chatbot loaded with journal extracts in an attempt to create a digital version of himself.

When Leon is released on leave from rehab, he visits his father, who he hasn’t seen for a long time. Rather than underscoring the differences between father and son, filmmakers Lara Milena Brose and Kilian Armando Friedrich let the images speak for themselves. These scenes make it painfully clear how self-hatred is intertwined with self-obsession, how life is intertwined with survival, and how different parents and children can be.

Credits
Director
Production
    Tobias Bissinger for Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München,
    Max Wallner for Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
    Tobias Bissinger for Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München,
    Max Wallner for Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
Cinematography
    Jacob Kohl
    Jacob Kohl
Music
    Silvio Buchmeier
    Silvio Buchmeier
Sound Design
    Gerhard Auer
    Gerhard Auer
Screening copy
    Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
    Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München

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