Glück
Bliss

Katharina Behrens, Adam Hoya
Glück | Bliss by Henrika Kull
DEU 2021, Panorama
© Flare Film

Adam Hoya
Glück | Bliss by Henrika Kull
DEU 2021, Panorama
© Flare Film

Katharina Behrens, Adam Hoya
Glück | Bliss by Henrika Kull
DEU 2021, Panorama
© Flare Film

Film poster
Glück | Bliss by Henrika Kull
DEU 2021, Panorama
Filmed with precision and a lightness of touch, Henrika Kull’s second feature tells a love story set in a place where the female body is a commodity and depicts two charismatic sex workers who manage to charm the viewer just as much as everyone around them.
With
- Katharina Behrens (Sascha)
- Adam Hoya (Maria)
- Nele Kayenberg (Scarlett)
- Jean-Luc Bubert (Mike)
- Petra Kauner (Petra)
- Bence Máté (Stefan)
- Sarah Junghauß (Lara)
- Mandy Schicker (Maya)
Crew
Written and Directed by | Henrika Kull |
Cinematography | Carolina Steinbrecher |
Editing | Henrika Kull, Anna-Lena Engelhardt, Hannah Schwegel |
Music | Dascha Dauenhauer |
Sound Design | Thomas Neumann |
Sound | Manja Ebert |
Production Design | Theresa Bischof, Theresa Reiwer |
Costumes | Wiebke Christin Lebus |
Assistant Director | Florine Lindner |
Production Manager | Simon B. Stein |
Producer | Martin Heisler |
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In the open-air cinema
Glück · Panorama · Freiluftkino Kreuzberg · Jun 09, 2021

Martin Heisler, Michael Stütz, Adam Hoya, Katharina Behrens, Dascha Dauenhauer
During Q&A.
Glück · Panorama · Freiluftkino Kreuzberg · Jun 09, 2021

Adam Hoya
Glück · Panorama · Freiluftkino Kreuzberg · Jun 09, 2021

Dascha Dauenhauer, Katharina Behrens
The musician and the actor on the stage.
Glück · Panorama · Freiluftkino Kreuzberg · Jun 09, 2021

In times of Corona
Section head Michael Stütz (second from left) and the film team keep the necessary social distance.
Glück · Panorama · Freiluftkino Kreuzberg · Jun 09, 2021

Adam Hoya, Katharina Behrens
The main actors at the Photo Call.
Glück · Panorama · Freiluftkino Kreuzberg · Jun 09, 2021

Ticket - mask - dog = open-air cinema
Glück · Panorama · Freiluftkino Friedrichshagen · Jun 10, 2021

Gaining an overview
Glück · Panorama · Freiluftkino Friedrichshagen · Jun 10, 2021

At the film talk
Glück · Panorama · Freiluftkino Friedrichshagen · Jun 10, 2021

Katharina Behrens
The leading actor explains.
Glück · Panorama · Freiluftkino Friedrichshagen · Jun 10, 2021

Jean-Luc Bubert, Martin Heisler, Katharina Behrens, Jenni Zylka
The actor, the producer, the protagonist and the moderator during the on-stage conversation.
Glück · Panorama · Freiluftkino Friedrichshagen · Jun 10, 2021
Henrika Kull
Glück | Bliss
Panorama · Berlinale Meets | Interview · Mar 01, 2021
Henrika Kull

Born in southern Germany in 1984, she studied sociology in Cologne. After writing her diploma thesis on the sociology of film, she took up a degree in film production at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB) in 2012. In 2014, she began studying directing at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf under tutors including Barbara Albert, for whom she was also an assistant. Her feature-length graduation film Jibril premiered in the 2018 Panorama and won several awards including the Studio Hamburg Newcomer Award for Best Film. She was a member of the jury for the Heiner Carow Prize during the 2019 Berlinale.
Filmography (selection)
2014 Rite of Spring; short film · Intimate Distance; short film 2016 Absently Present; short documentary 2017 Rosinen; short film 2018 Jibril 2021 Glück
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2021