A gripping, deeply moving performance of the very highest order from Laura Bettinger, Peter Kotthaus, David Steffen and Monika Schiefer. With "Meer bei Nacht", they were not only the sole German production nominated at the "Sioux City International Film Festival" in the USA, they also won..!
Namely the audience award, "Best Drama Short — Jury Choice", and the "Festival Grand Prize"! Trailer:
Once-celebrated theatre star Franz Rakowsko (Peter Kotthaus) hopes to mark his return to the country's great stages with the premiere of his new play. The opening night, however, turns out quite differently than he expected.
The anticipation of imminent glory is followed by a rude awakening. A prisoner of his own memories, he is confronted, mercilessly, with reality.
He must come to realise that he is gripped by an illness that has stripped him of every form of self-determination, standing and social support. His growing retreat into the past confronts him with a momentous decision. A short film by Kim Fabienne Hertinger