Children of god (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Children of god |
| Original title | Children of God |
| Country of production | Bahamas |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2009 |
| length | 104 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Kareem Mortimer |
| script | Kareem Mortimer |
| production |
Trevite Willis , Richard Lemay |
| music | Nathan Matthew David |
| camera | Ian Bloom |
| cut | Maria Cataldo |
| occupation | |
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Kinder Gottes (original title Children of God ) is a Bahamian independent film from 2009 by the director Kareem Mortimer , from whom the screenplay comes.
action
The young white and shy Bahamian Jonny studies art in the capital Nassau and although his technique is excellent, he threatens the loss of his scholarship because there is a lack of emotionality in his pictures. However, his lecturer gives him another chance and sends him to the more remote island of Eleuthera , where he is supposed to paint a landscape picture of Lighthouse Beach, a beach that is difficult to reach. There he meets Romeo of the same age, who lives alone in a house on the island. Romeo is homosexual like Jonny , but he has not yet dared to come out in the conservative homophobic environment . In the evening they meet again in a bar and Jonny gives Romeo money for a drink, but leaves the bar before Romeo can pay him back the money. Romeo wants to give the money back and goes to Jonny at his house. Since he pretends to be very drunk, Jonny offers him to spend the night on his couch. Romeo wants to return the favor and take Jonny to Lighthouse Beach the next day. They spend the whole day together on the beach, although Jonny initially reacts very hesitantly to Romeo. But finally Jonny trusts and the two fall in love. Since they haven't reached Lighthouse Beach, Romeo promises to take Jonny there the next day. The next morning, the two of them are surprised by Romeo's grandmother and his mother, but Jonny can leave the house before they both notice him. Lonnette, with whom he has an alibi relationship, also came.
At the same time, the film tells of Lena, a Christian activist, and her husband Ralph, who are both committed against gay rights . Lena learns from her doctor that she has a sexually transmitted disease and that she has to take medication for it. Shocked, she confronts Ralph, but Ralph does not want to admit that he was unfaithful to her and instead blames her. In fact, Ralph got infected from male sex partners. After the argument with her husband, Lena leaves Nassau and crosses to Eleuthera, where she wants to recruit supporters for her campaign.
The paths of Jonny, Romeo and Lena cross at a barbecue on the beach, where Lena collects signatures. Romeo visits the party with Lonnette and when Jonny tries to talk to him, he pushes him away and pretends not to know him. The next day there is a meeting in the parish hall where Lena gives a hateful speech against homosexuals. Jonny gets up, contradicts her and receives unexpected support from the pastor, who explains to his congregation that every person is a child of God . Later Romeo visits Jonny again, they argue about Romeo's behavior, Jonny leaves the island and returns to Nassau. In the evening there is a dinner in the pastor's house with Lena, Ralph, Romeo, the two women from his family and Lonnette, where Romeo finds the courage to come out.
Romeo finally decides to follow Jonny and accept his true identity. But when Jonny is on the way to the agreed meeting point, he is stabbed by a youth. He dies shortly afterwards in the hospital and Romeo waits in vain for him.
backgrounds
While homosexuality is not illegal in the Bahamas , homophobia is widespread. For example, four years before the appearance of Children of God , Brokeback Mountain was banned by the country's censors. Even so, in 2009 , Children of God opened the Bahamas International Film Festival.
The film uses some television clips from actual protests against a cruise ship with homosexuals from 2004. When the ship of the well-known US presenter and entrepreneur Rosie O'Donnell docked in Nassau, there were demonstrations there.
The 2007 production of Children of God was preceded by a short film called Float , which tells a similar story. Romeo was also played in the Stephen Tyrone Williams short film, but most of the other characters were cast differently.
publication
The film was released in December 2010 in German-speaking countries by Pro-Fun Media on DVD without country code as the original version with subtitles ; a German dubbed version does not exist. In addition to some deleted scenes, the DVD also contains an audio commentary by director Mortimer. Internationally, the film was only released on DVD on June 7, 2011 by TLA Releasing .
Awards
Children of God participated in several film festivals and received awards at the following, among others:
- 7th BendFilm Festival: Best Feature Film (Best feature)
- Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2010: Best Feature Film (Best feature)
- trinidad + tobago film festival 2010: Best feature film, Audience Award for Best Drama (Best dramatic feature)
- Atlanta's Out on Film: Best film (Best film), Best director (Best director), Best actor (Best actor) for Johnny Ferro in the role of Jonny
- Schwule Filmwoche Freiburg : Favorite film of the audience, 3rd place (grade 1.60)
Web links
- Official site for the film ( English )
- Children of God in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ BBC News . Bahamas outlaws Brokeback movie. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ^ The Bahamas Weekly . 'Children of God' opens Bahamas International Film Festival. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ^ Report on protests against the cruise ship. ( Memento of May 14, 2007 on the Internet Archive ) In: Associated Press . Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ↑ IMDb . Float (2007). Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ↑ TLA Releasing ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Honolulu Rainbow Festival ( Memento of the original from January 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ↑ trinidad + tobago film festival ( memento of the original from October 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ↑ Out on Film ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
