A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
December 3, 2020
Original Title:
The Trouble with Being Born
Alternate Titles:
Vom Nachteil geboren zu sein
Genres:
Drama | Science Fiction
Production Companies:
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Panama Film
The Barricades
ZDF
Production Countries:
Austria | Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
AU: R 18+ DE: 16 ES: 16
Runtime: 94
Elli is an android and lives with a man she calls her father. Together they drift through the summer. During the day they swim in the pool and at night he takes her to bed. She shares his memories and anything else he programs her to recall. Memories that mean everything to him but nothing to her. Yet, one night she sets off into the woods following a fading echo… The story of a machine and the ghosts we all carry within us.
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Assistant Director:
Astrid Schäfer
Co-Producer:
Timm Kröger
Astrid Schäfer
Andi G Hess
Viktoria Stolpe
Digital Compositor:
Markus Kircher
Digital Producer:
Stefan Polasek
Director:
Sandra Wollner
Director of Photography:
Timm Kröger
Editor:
Hannes Bruun
Foley Artist:
Nils Kirchhoff
Foley Mixer:
Karim Weth
Key Makeup Artist:
Gabi Grünwald
Makeup Artist:
Viola Stockinger
Original Music Composer:
Peter Kutin
David Schweighart
Producer:
Lixi Frank
David Bohun
Production Design:
Pia Jaros
Sound Designer:
Peter Kutin
Sound Mixer:
Simon Peter
Sound Recordist:
Johannes Schmelzer-Ziringer
Steadicam Operator:
Fabian Gamper
Stunt Double:
Cornelia Dworak
Visual Effects Supervisor:
Matthias Halibrand
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