Directed by:
Rosa von PraunheimScreenplay:
Rosa von PraunheimCinematography:
Elfi MikeschCast:
Hanno Koffler, Luise Heyer, Katy Karrenbauer, Steffen Bielig, Benno Wenz, Ivana Vuković, Luise Schnittert, Sascia Haj, Stephan Schill, Mica Bara, Marc Bluhm (more)Plots(1)
When karate champ Andreas Marquardt thinks about himself he feels nothing but bitterness: 'I refused to feel anything. I was cold, like a block of ice, I couldn't give a shit about anything.' When he was two years old, his father poured water over him and put him outside on the balcony in sub-zero temperatures. Another time he crushed his hand. When he was six, his mother began to seduce him: 'Your prick belongs to me, my little friend.' Later, Andreas became a pimp and earned millions – until he wound up behind bars. Lovely Marion was the only one who stood by him, who went on the game for him, and gave him the courage to go on ... Interspersing interviews with dramatized scenes from Andreas Marquardt's biography, Rosa von Praunheim describes a life that veers from fear and humiliation to contempt, hatred and brutality. Filmed in stylised sets replete with photographic wallpaper that recall West Berlin décor at the time, the film provides a shocking insight into the deep wounds caused by domestic violence and one man's desperate attempts at resistance. Is it possible to break out of such a vicious circle? And how does Andreas Marquardt cope with these experiences today? (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Hanno Koffler
West Germany
Best movies:
Never Look Away (2018)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Besondere Schwere der Schuld (2014) (TV movie)
Luise Heyer
Germany
Best movies:
Head Burst (2019)
Jack (2014)
A Gift from the Gods (2014)
Katy Karrenbauer
West Germany
Best movies:
Cloud Atlas (2012)
Subs (2018)
A Jar Full of Life (2018)
Steffen Bielig
Best movies:
Merry Christmas (2005)
Ivana Vuković
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Montenegro (2016)
Luise Schnittert
Best movies:
Lotta & der Ernst des Lebens (2017) (TV movie)
Stephan Schill
East Germany
Best movies:
Einfach Rosa - Verliebt, verlobt, verboten (2016) (TV movie)
Mica Bara
West Germany
Best movies:
Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Blood (2012)
Sommer (2008)
Marc Bluhm
West Germany
Best movies:
Cut Off (2018)
Don't. Get. Out! (2018)
Alexander Haugg
West Germany
Best movies:
Liebesticket nach Hause (2008) (TV movie)
Stefan Kuschner
Best movies:
Otto; or Up with Dead People (2008)
Christian Meier
Peru
Best movies:
No se lo digas a nadie (1998)
La mujer de mi hermano (2005)
Watchers III (1994)
Gianni Meurer
West Germany
Best movies:
Who Saw Him (2009)
Folke Paulsen
West Germany