TENDER PARASITES
by Christian Becker, Oliver Schwabe
synopsis
The love story of a couple who developed their own specific survival strategies. Without a permanent home or steady job, they live in a self-made camp in the woods and simply use the municipal swimming pool, when they need to shower. Always short on cash, they make a living as providers of human services. They satisfy their employers’ desires. They give them, what they need or what they lack. When Jakob gets hired by a married couple to take on the role of their deceased son and, along the way, grows apart from Manu, their lifestyle is derailed.
international title: | Tender Parasites |
original title: | Zarte Parasiten |
country: | Germany |
year: | 2009 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Christian Becker, Oliver Schwabe |
film run: | 87' |
screenplay: | Christian Becker, Oliver Schwabe |
cast: | Robert Stadlober, Sylvester Groth, Maja Schoene, Corinna Kirchhof |
cinematography by: | Oliver Schwabe |
film editing: | Christian Becker |
art director: | Katja Schloemer |
music: | Aurelio Valle |
producer: | Juliane Thevissen |
production: | RheinFilm GmbH |
backing: | Filmstiftung NRW, WDR |