Frost (film)
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| Original title | frost |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1997 |
| length | 201 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Fred Kelemen |
| script | Fred Kelemen |
| production |
poco films GmbH , on behalf of ZDF |
| music | Charles Mori |
| camera | Fred Kelemen |
| cut | Fred Kelemen |
| occupation | |
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Frost is a film drama by the Hungarian-German director Fred Kelemen .
content
On Christmas Eve , 7-year-old Micha and his mother Marianne flee from their violent father. You can only take one suitcase with you in the short time.
Marianne reflects on her childhood in East Germany , to which part of Germany she now wants to return. She comes to a place covered with ice and a church tower visible. Everything else she discovers is emptiness and darkness.
After seven days, she finally meets people who are all wandering around and seemingly lost. Finally she finds shelter in a hotel, which is only temporary.
Prices
- Innovation Award (Best Innovative Film) - Festival Internacional de Cinema da Figueira da Foz in Portugal 1997
- FIPRESCI Prize (International Film Critics' Prize for the best film) - International Film Festival Rotterdam in the Netherlands 1998
- Cariddi D'Argento Alla Migliore Regia (Best Director Award) - Taormina International Film Festival in Italy 1998
- Nominated for the Prix Georges-Sadoul in France 1998
reception
"The still young work by Kelemen is a relatively unique phenomenon in the current panorama of German film."
Aftermath
Inspired by the film, Thomas Christoph Heyde composed the work Sichtennetz (2000) for English horn, bassoon, guitar and viola, which was premiered by the Sortisatio ensemble in Leipzig.
literature
- Catalog of the 27th International Forum of New Films, Berlin 1997.
Web links
- Frost at filmportal.de
- Frost in the Internet Movie Database (English)