A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
June 9, 2025
Original Title:
Die Amsel auf dem Ast
Alternate Titles:
A Blackbird sat on a Branch
Die Amsel auf dem Ast
枝の上のクロウタドリ
Genres:
Drama | Fantasy
Production Companies:
FilmArche
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 13
A young man finds himself on a wide open field. He watches a group of people working hard to find something in this wasteland. But is what he sees true, or at least real? Then, the next thought floods his mind and he is taken by it. A memory of his father. The track through his memory leads him to an emotional day with his father, back then. Until the story begins to suffocate him and his younger self determines to escape, eventually landing at a familiar wide open field. Now the past and the present are intertwined and reality molts into a new and fantastic perspective.
Costume Consultant:
Aline Hollstein
Costume Design:
Marvin Gräter
Director:
Marvin Gräter
Director of Photography:
Gordon Spandern
Editor:
Javier Imaginario
Producer:
Marvin Gräter
Production Manager:
Elina Foteinou
Title Designer:
Konstantina Tezapsidou
Writer:
Marvin Gräter
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