BREATHING
synopsis
Roman Kogler, 18, is serving time in a juvenile detention center. He has already served half of his sentence, and could be released on probation, but his chances are poor: he doesn’t have family, and seems incapable of coping with society. After many failed attempts, Roman finds a probation job at the municipal morgue in Vienna. One day, Roman is faced with a dead woman who bears his family name. Even though it soon turns out that she is not his mother, Roman wonders about his past for the first time and starts looking for his mother.
international title: | Breathing |
original title: | Atmen |
country: | Austria |
sales agent: | Playtime |
year: | 2011 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Karl Markovics |
film run: | 90' |
release date: | DE 08/12/2011, FR 14/03/2012, UK 20/04/2012 |
screenplay: | Karl Markovics |
cast: | Thomas Schubert, Karin Lischka, Gerhard Liebmann, Georg Friedrich, Stefan Matousch |
cinematography by: | Martin Gschlacht |
film editing: | Alarich Lenz |
costumes designer: | Caterina Czepek |
producer: | Dieter Pochlatko, Nikolaus Wisiak |
production: | EPO Film |
backing: | Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), Austria ilm Institute, Filmfonds Wien, Filmstandort Austria (FISA), Cine Styria, MEDIA Programme |
distributor: | Thimfilm GmbH, ASC Distribution, Verve Pictures |