Directed by:
Piotr J. LewandowskiScreenplay:
Piotr J. LewandowskiCinematography:
Jeremy RouseComposer:
Leonardo MockridgeCast:
Jannis Niewöhner, André Hennicke, Julia Koschitz, Thomas Sarbacher, Barbara Auer, Max Mauff, Leon Seidel, Carsten Strauch, Ella-Maria Gollmer (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Jonathan is 23; he and his aunt, Martha, work on their farm. Jonathan also devotes himself to looking after his father Burghardt, who has cancer. But, railing against his own decrepitude that prevents him from a dignified end, his father stubbornly sabotages all of his son's efforts. Jonathan finds it increasingly difficult to cope until they hire a young carer, Anka, to help. Jonathan and Anka fall in love; her experience of working at a hospice helps Jonathan to gain a new inroad into his father's situation. When Burghardt's long-lost boyhood friend Ron appears on the scene his health visibly improves and, although the family sees Ron as an intruder and is against it, Ron continues to stay on to be with Burghardt. Jonathan discovers that, many years ago, his father and Ron were deeply in love. All at once, the façade of cherished family beliefs crumbles and long-repressed secrets come to light – but Jonathan also learns how to let go of his father and to accept his death as something that will open up the path towards a self-determined life. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Jannis Niewöhner
Germany
Best movies:
Maximilian & Marie De Bourgogne (2017) (series)
The Collini Case (2019)
Saint Augustin (2010) (TV movie)
André Hennicke
East Germany
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)
As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (2001)
Julia Koschitz
Belgium
Best movies:
Shoppen (2006)
The Perfect Secret (2019)
Das Wunder von Kärnten (2011) (TV movie)
Thomas Sarbacher
West Germany
Best movies:
The Treasure of the White Falcons (2005)
Nichts mehr wie vorher (2013) (TV movie)
Windstorm – And the Wild Horses (2017)
Barbara Auer
West Germany
Best movies:
Herzlich willkommen (1990)
The Book Thief (2013)
Grzimek (2015) (TV movie)
Max Mauff
Germany
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
The Reader (2008)
Sense8 (2015) (series)
Leon Seidel
Germany
Best movies:
Land of Mine (2015)
Berlin ’36 (2009)
Jonathan (2016)
Carsten Strauch
West Germany
Best movies:
Jonathan (2016)
Hotel Very Welcome (2007)
Nein, Aus, Pfui! Ein Baby an der Leine (2012) (TV movie)
Ella-Maria Gollmer
Germany
Best movies:
Jonathan (2016)
Vorstadtkrokodile 2 (2010)
Doktorspiele (2014)
Robert Alexander Baer
Best movies:
I Feel Like Disco (2013)
Jonathan (2016)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Romina Küper
Germany
Best movies:
Jonathan (2016)
Original Bliss (2016)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Christine Rollar
West Germany
Best movies:
Jonathan (2016)
Sapphire Blue (2014)
Ruby Red (2013)
Anja Antonowicz
Poland
Best movies:
The Conductor (2018)
Julie Walking Home (2002)
West (2013)
Stefan Wendel
Best movies:
Jonathan (2016)