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Forgive Me, Father (2020)

Directed by Jona Schloßer

Drama · 22m

The short film "Forgive Me, Father" takes the viewer back to the year 1966. Germany is divided. Not far from East Berlin, 10-year-old Thomas grows up with his grandmother. It soon becomes clear that there is nothing normal about his family. As a small boy, he has to witness his mother being committed to a psychiatric institution for unknown reasons. This event haunts the boy up to his present. Plagued by a strong longing for his father, who emigrated to West Germany even before the construction of the German Wall, he plans his escape, which radically changes not only his life but also that of the border guard Johannes Bauer. Through his inner conflict between morality and conviction, the framework of his world view begins to collapse. Tossed back and forth between the extremes, the viewer becomes witness to a true story that makes one think.

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Cast

V
Valentin Rosenberger Thomas Lehmann
M
Martin Petzenhammer Dietmar Peters
K
Kerstin De Ahna Irmgard Wagner
M
Melanie Leyendecker Linda Lehmann
S
Stefan Rehberg Volkspolizist Jannis Hain Johannes Bauer
K
Korbinian Beyerlein Michael Mundt
J
Johannes Steck Johannes Steck
W
Wolfgang Preussger Generalmajor Weikert Patrick Finger
N
Neal Coggs
L
Leonhard Gentner

Crew

Director
Jona Schloßer
Writer
Jona Schloßer

Details

Original title
Verzeih mir, Vater!
Release date
2020-10-29
Runtime
22m
Genres
Drama
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German, English
Production
Jona Schloßer Produktion