Synopsis
A contemporary love story and thriller set amidst the conflicting values of a Westernized East and the deadly games of art trafficking played out against the urban backdrop of Prague, Hamburg and Brussels. Three cities whose faded splendor conceals the cynical materialism of modern life. Can love survive when sudden riches entangle the lover in murder and a fight for life?
Director
Peter Woditsch
cast Bénédicte Loyen – Hanna Schygulla – William Hickey – Guy Tréjan – jacques Seiler – Philippe van Kessel – Julien Schoenaerts , Howard Vernon
Year 1997
Fests & prizes
Official competitions at Berlinale, Biberach, Hof, Ludwigsburg, Tübingen, Cannes, Béziers, St Jean de Luz, Fortalesz, Thessaloniki (best directing award), St Petersburg, Torino, Stuttgart, Paris, Brussels, Cairo, San Juan, Valencia, Luhacovice, Moscow (Prize of the Audience and best film award), Padovice ao.
Partners
A Sophimages production in co-production with Alert Film, Berlin.
Direction de l’Audiovisuel de la Communauté française de Belgique, Ministerie van Cultuur van de Vlaamse Cultuur, Ministerium Baden-Würtemberg, Hamburger Filmbüro, BMI, Filmstiftung NRW, Nationale Loterij, Strategics. World Sales: Cine Electra