I'M THE FATHER
by Dani Levy
synopsis
Marco and Melanie, a young married couple, are living a life of passion, chaos, and all the little frustrations of everyday existence. Their love for each other seems like a beacon on heavy seas. But career pressure, burned toast, and dirty laundry are eroding all tenderness, and they never seem to find enough time for their six-year-old son, Benny, either. Their world is about to fall apart when Melanie moves out, taking Benny with her. She files for divorce, and Marco makes a decision that is not only going to change his own life. In some peculiar way, he suddenly discovers his love of fatherhood ...
international title: | I'm the Father |
original title: | Väter |
country: | Germany |
sales agent: | Global Screen GmbH (a brand of Telepool GmbH) |
year: | 2002 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Dani Levy |
release date: | DE 26/09/2002, AT 27/09/2002 |
screenplay: | Rona Munro, Dani Levy |
cast: | Ezra-Valentin Lenz, Sebastian Blomberg, Maria Schrader, Ulrich Nöthen, Marion Kracht, Hanns Zischler |
cinematography by: | Carsten Thiele |
film editing: | Elena Bromund |
art director: | Christian Eisele |
costumes designer: | Ingrid Bendzuk, Sabine Hehnen-Wild |
music: | Niki Reiser |
producer: | Manuela Stehr |
production: | X Filme Creative Pool |
backing: | German Federal Film Board (FFA), BKM |
distributor: | X Verleih |