Frida
Director：Aleksandra Odić
Screenwriter：Aleksandra Odić
Cast：Vicky Krieps, Aenne Schwarz, Geno Lechner, Horst Günter Marx
Producer：Stanislav Danylyshyn
Cinematographer：Albrecht von Grünhagen
Running Time：22min48s
Region：German
Year：2021
Language：Germany
Production Company：Stanislav Danylyshyn, German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB)
SYNOPSIS
An encounter between a young nurse and her patient of the same age, Frida, on the border of professional distance and the desire for closeness.
Director: Aleksandra Odić
Screenwriter: Aleksandra Odić
Cast: Vicky Krieps, Aenne Schwarz, Geno Lechner, Horst Günter Marx
Producer: Stanislav Danylyshyn
Cinematographer: Albrecht von Grünhagen
Genre: Fiction, Drama Short film
Length: 22min48s
Year: 2021
Dialogue: German
Subtitles: English
Region: Germany
Production Company: Stanislav Danylyshyn, German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB)
Director Biography
Aleksandra Odić was born in Bosnia-Herzegovina. As a child she emigrated to Germany with her family due to the war. Her work as an actress was followed by film directing studies at the DFFB, the German Film and Television Academy of Berlin. In 2021 she was awarded in Cannes with the Queer Palm for her short movie Frida and won the Lights on Women Award honoring promising female filmmakers.
Director's Statement
Empathy and closeness towards another person against the background of approaching death are themes that have accompanied and moved me in my life and work. The death of people one’s own age mirrors one’s own mortality in another life story.
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