Irgendwann werden wir uns alles erzählen

Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything
A farm on the German-German border that recently stopped being a border, in the summer of 1990. Family members from the West visit and everyone is feeling their way through these uncertain new times as everyday life goes on in the summer heat. Son Johannes has turned the farmhouse’s attic into a refuge for his girlfriend Maria and himself. Maria is reading Dostoevsky and wanders through meadows, engaged in a search for the meaning of life. Her encounter with Henner, a much older neighbour, becomes her testing ground, drawing her in, like fate. One could say a tragic love takes its course. However, this would be a bit of an understatement in view of the raw sensuality and archaisms that have been transposed from Daniela Krien’s subtle novel into the atmosphere of Emily Atef’s film. Rarely has an adaptation of a vibrant literary text been able to create such energy, and even more rarely has it been able to revitalise virtues (in the truest sense of the word) which some might find old-fashioned. A film about charisma, naked bodies, the lack of willpower, and desire. An unadulterated, frank, and free-wheeling work that delivers an unexpected dose of German romanticism.
by Emily Atef
with Marlene Burow, Felix Kramer, Cedric Eich, Silke Bodenbender, Florian Panzner
Germany 2023 German,  Subtitles: English 129’ Colour World premiere

With

  • Marlene Burow (Maria)
  • Felix Kramer (Henner)
  • Cedric Eich (Johannes)
  • Silke Bodenbender (Marianne)
  • Florian Panzner (Siegfried)
  • Jördis Triebel (Hannah)
  • Christian Erdmann (Hartmut)
  • Christine Schorn (Frieda)
  • Axel Werner (Alfred)
  • Victoria Mayer (Gisela)

Crew

DirectorEmily Atef
ScreenplayEmily Atef, Daniela Krien
CinematographyArmin Dierolf
EditingAnne Fabini
MusicChristoph M. Kaiser, Julian Maas
Sound DesignKai Tebbel
SoundMagnus Pflüger
Production DesignBeatrice Schultz
CostumesGitti Fuchs
Make-UpMonika Münnich, Astrid Mariaschk
CastingSimone Bär, Alexandra Montag, Jacqueline Rietz
Assistant DirectorViktor Klein
Production ManagerRichard Heinecke
ProducerKarsten Stöter
Executive ProducerEmily Atef

Produced by

Row Pictures

Leipzig, Germany

+49 34158152140

Emily Atef

The French-Iranian writer and director was born in Berlin, Germany in 1973 and grew up in Berlin, Los Angeles and Paris. She later worked in the theatre in London. In 2001, she took up a degree in directing at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin. Her debut feature Molly’s Way won the New Talent Award for best screenplay at the Filmfest München; her second film Das Fremde in mir premiered at Cannes and won several awards. After Töte mich also met with success, her fourth film 3 Tage in Quiberon screened in the 2018 Berlinale Competition and won seven Lolas at the German Film Awards. In 2021, her fifth feature Plus que jamais also premiered at Cannes.

Filmography

2005 Molly’s Way 2008 Das Fremde in mir (The Stranger in Me) 2012 Töte mich (Kill Me) 2018 3 Tage in Quiberon (3 Days in Quiberon) 2021 Plus que jamais 2023 Irgendwann werden wir uns alles erzählen (Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything)

Dates

Fri Feb 17 18:45

Berlinale Palast

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Sat Feb 18 10:00

Verti Music Hall

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Sat Feb 18 15:00

Haus der Berliner Festspiele

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Sun Feb 19 20:00

Thalia - Das Programmkino (Potsdam)

Berlinale Goes Kiez

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Sun Feb 19 21:30

Cubix 9

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Sun Feb 26 16:00

Verti Music Hall

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