Wood and Water

Politics/Family, Germany/France 2022

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Anke retires from her job at the church in a small town in the Black Forest. She looks forward to reuniting with her children over the summer holidays by the Baltic Sea, at a place where they used to live as a young family, and where she lived her best years. At the last minute, her son Max is unable to join them because of the pro-democracy protests that are bringing Hong Kong, where he lives, to a standstill. She has been out of touch with him for many years and after an otherwise uneventful summer and facing the void of retirement, she decides to visit him. A mother wants to check in on her children every now and then, but Hong Kong is also her adventure, her escape. She takes up residence in his flat while Max is away on a business trip and cautiously begins to navigate this mysterious new world. Through conversations with strangers, she gradually settles in. A young woman who is sad to leave Hong Kong, Max’s doorman, a psychiatrist, a fortune teller and a social activist. These encounters and her experience of the city help her to break down the inner walls she constructed years ago and make way for a new chapter in her life.
80 min
HD
FSK 12
Audio language:
English
Subtitles:
EnglishFrench

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Director:

Jonas Bak

Writer:

Jonas Bak

Editor:

Jonas Bak

Sound Design:

Marian Mentrup

Cast:

Lena Ackermann (Cousin)

Anke Bak (Mother)

Theresa Bak (Daughter)

Susanne Johnssen (Sister)

Original title:

Wood and Water

Original language:

German

Format:

16:9 HD, Color

Age rating:

FSK 12

Audio language:

English

Subtitles:

EnglishFrench