Blender (film)

Movie
Original title	Blender
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	2015
length	105 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
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Director	Susann Reck
production	Susann Reck
music	Donald Rubinstein
camera	Susann Reck
cut	Susann Reck
occupation
	Residents of the psychosocial facility at Blender ;

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Blender is a full-length, autobiographically motivated documentary film by the director and author Susann Reck . It was created over a period of seven years (between 2007 and 2014). The documentary tells of a home for the mentally ill, "Blender", on a mountain of the same name in the Allgäu , which Susann S. Reck's parents founded and in which she grew up for a time.

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While the staff of the facility remains largely in the background - in the film neither doctors nor nurses or nurses have their say - the six protagonists tell about themselves and their mental disorders and conditions directly and undisguised. They are aware of their respective situation and always act out of their own internal logic.

The film Blender is an ensemble film whose episodes revolve around the coming and going of the residents. The episodes are introduced in a light, almost serene way and condense into sadness and drama as the film progresses. Blender is not primarily about being crazy or different. He tells neither successful healing stories nor specific therapy concepts. In front of an impressive natural backdrop, diverse forms of human existence unfold, looking for a lonely path through life.

publication

Blender premiered in October 2015 during the Mental Health Action Week in Berlin. In the same month it had its Austrian premiere at the 'Arthouse Film Days' exceptional state' in Innsbruck.

Press reviews

“… Wonderfully told stories…” Jo Schück, Aspects ZDF

"... a tribute to all those people who were sent onto another, narrow track very early on." Ilse Eichenbrenner, Psychiatrie-Verlag

“The relationship with my protagonists changed the moment it became clear that I wanted to film them. There were sentences like [...] you want to make fun of us? Or: We know ourselves that we are crazy, we don't need you for that… ”Susann S. Reck in conversation with Sharon Adler, AVIVA-Berlin