TORPEDO
a film by helene hegemann

 

mia is fifteen and definitely more traumatized than necessarily needed. after her mother’s death she moves in with her aunt cleo what throws her right in the middle of berlins left progressive art scene. mia has given up hope to grow up in somewhat normal family relations – and from now on she tries to establish herself in the adult world, a world more bizarre than any youth might have imagined.

 

cast: alice dwyer, jule böwe, caroline peters, agon ramadani, matthias matschke

 

screenplay: helene hegemann
director of photography: kathrin krottenthaler
sound: henrik cordes
editing: daniela boch, angelika von chamier
lighting: roman tashakkori
production design: vanessa eder, anja kreher, eva-maria henschkowski, lolita hindenberg
costume design: elke von sivers
make-up: stefanie kinzel
executive producer: fabian pöhlmann
producers: susann schimk, jörg trentmann

 

fiction, 45 min, mini35/dv, colour, dolby digital, 1:1,85, 25fps

 

credo:film in co-production with joroni film

 

supported by the german federal cultural foundation (kulturstiftung des bundes)

 

distribution company: filmgalerie 451

 

awards: 24th european short film festival brest, france (2009): special mention of the jury, 30th film festival “max ophüls preis” (2009): winner in the category “middle-length film”

 

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