A story about people lost in the meanders of life. Bettina and Marcus, a passionate couple, live in a canteen in the middle of a vast field with endless lines of pylons. Marcus, trying to set up his own business, works as a foreman in the maintenance of these power-lines. He is a man searching to find happiness in an unconventional way of living. Bettina, bored and longing for a better life, runs the canteen for the workingmen. She figures out which role to play as a woman. Their daughter Tessa, a nine-year-old girl, wanders the vast fields with endless pylons, looking for bits and pieces to occupy her mind, skipping school whenever she can. When Marcus hires a Hungarian engineer, Szabolcs, to become part of his company, their unconventional way of living takes a new turn. A tragic accident although will shatter everyone's pursuit of happiness.
Screenplay: Caroline Strubbe
Cinematography: Nicolas Karakatsanis
Editing: Frederic Fichefet
Music: Albert Markos
Sound: Frederic Demolder, Julie Brenta, Benoit Biral, Franco Piscopo
Cast: Lisbeth Gruwez, Sam Louwyck, Kimke Desart, Zoltan Miklos Hajdu, Rik Van Uffelen, Frans De Jong, Ine Pieters, Vincenzo Cardia
Prizes and selections: Festival de Cannes 2009 (Semaine de la Critique: SACD Award for Best Script), LUX Price 2009 (Official Nomination by the European Parliament), Munich Film Festival 2009 (International Selection)
Production:
Minds Meet
(Brussels, T +32 2421245; info@mindsmeet.be; www.mindsmeet.be)
Co-Production:
Artemis Productions
(Brussels, T +32 22162324; F +32 22162013; info@artemisproductions.com; www.artemisproductions.com)
De Productie
(Rotterdam, T +31 (10)4763388; F +31 (0)848731525; info@deproductie.nl; www.deproductie.nl)
Uj Budapest Filmstudio
(Budapest, T +36 1316-0943 ; F +36 1336-1009; ujbpfilm@ujbudapestfilmstudio.hu; www.ujbudapestfilmstudio.hu)
ZDF
Arte TV
Distribution:
Umedia
(Montreuil, T +33 148707318; F +33 149720421; contact@umedia.fr; www.umedia.fr)
Palazzo delle Esposizioni (Cinema) - 8 Nov, 18.30
Nuovo Cinema Aquila - 9 Nov, 20.30