The Eremites
Directed by Ronny Trocker
Albert grew up on an isolated mountain farm in the middle of nowhere in the Alps. Although he’s already in his 30ies, his omnipresent mother Marianne still pulls the strings in his life. Not intentionally and only because of his mothers pressure, Albert went to live in the nearby valley to make his living in a marble quarry. Marianne wants to protect him from the poor and lonesome life on the mountain and is even willing to denounce their bonds to the tradition of the farm, that has existed over centuries. Like an abandoned animal that keeps coming back to its territory, the introverted farmers son keeps sneaking back to the mountain as often as possible. When his father dies accidently whilst repairing the roof, Marianne fears, that Albert will take over the role of his father and return to the farm. Instead, she decides to hide the death from Albert and the outside world - and buries his corpse on the mountain.
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Ingrid Burkhard, Andreas Lust, Orsi Tóth, Hannes Perkmann, Peter Mitterrutzner, Georg Kaser, Franz Fulterer, Florian Eisner, Johann Nikolussi, Christoph Griesser, Anton Algrang, Hans Peter Hallwachs
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German / 2016 / 110’
Die Einsiedler
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FICTION - Drama
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Director Ronny Trocker Cinematography Klemens Hufnagl
Editing Julia Drack Production Design Stefan Oppenländer Costume Design Nastassja Kinspergher Make-Up Design Rebecca Koch Sound Design Niklas Kammertöns Producers Susanne Mann, Paul Zischler Co-producers Karin C. Berger, Arash T. Riahi, Raphael Barth -
DCP I Colour I 5.1
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Venice Film Festival 2016 - Competition Orizzonti
International Film Rotterdam 2017 - Bright Future
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"Some films don't need much dialogue, they live through their images. Some characters don't need much ac;on, they live through the fears and hopes which we can guess through their eyes. Some scripts don't seduce us with exo;c loca;ons, they invent their quiet adventures rela;vely nearby. Some stories don't end with a big finale, but instead in a sudden way that challenges our imagina;on..." SFFF
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