Time of Moulting (2020) [N/A]
Featuring:
Zelda Espenschied, Miriam Schiweck, Freya Kreutzkam
Written by:
Sabrina Mertens
Directed by:
Sabrina Mertens
Release Date:
January 21, 2020
Original Title:
Fellwechselzeit
Genres:
Drama | Horror
Production Companies:
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 80
In a small town in 1970s West Germany, Stephanie is raised by two parents who have no business having children. The mother suffers from an unspecified medical condition—one both mental and physical. The father makes it clear that he has no patience for his daughter. Young Stephanie takes solace in exploring the mysteries hidden away in the increasingly untidy house, particularly the trunk full of her grandfather’s butcher’s equipment; older Stephanie takes far more sinister comfort in the tools found therein.
The still life of a family in 57 pictures. Germany in the 1970ies. Stephanie is an intelligent and lively child. But she leads an isolated life with her parents, marked by the symbiotic bonding with her mentally unstable mother. A mother who has never really left her own childhood behind and who lives amidst things of the past and the memories connected to them. Stephanie's relationship with her father is one of mistrust. The passing years only bring aging, but no future. Unspoken thoughts lurk underneath the surface of everyday life. So Stephanie retreats into a dark world of barbaric fantasies, that are nourished by the traces of the past and only belong to her alone. One day, however, Stephanie's secret invades the family's reality.
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