Romeos
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Romeos |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Sabine Bernardi |
| script | Sabine Bernardi |
| production |
Kristina Löbbert , Janna Velber |
| music | Roland Appel |
| camera | Moritz Schultheiss |
| cut | Renata Salazar Ivancan |
| occupation | |
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Romeos is a German feature film by Sabine Bernardi from 2011. The film was shown in the Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival 2011 .
action
The 20-year-old Lukas, who was born as Miriam, is in the middle of his opposite-sex hormone therapy for men when he begins his community service in Cologne. Since he is still considered a woman on paper, he is housed in the girls' dormitory, where his best friend Ine, who has already settled in Cologne's gay and lesbian scene, also lives.
On the very first evening she takes Lukas to a party. When he goes to the toilet there and pulls his imitation penis out of his pants, someone grabs it from the bathtub behind the shower curtain. Before Lukas gets to see Lukas, Lukas can escape the bathroom. The imitation penis adds to the general amusement of the party guests. Ine tries to stop this, but Lukas himself starts to make fun of the penis for fear of not being accepted by the others. Then Ine is mad at Lukas. Lukas goes out into the fresh air, where he meets the gay Fabio, who Lukas had already had an eye on before.
The following evening Lukas and Ine go to play pool with the boys from the boys' dormitory. Fabio also appears in the bar. The two have a lot of eye contact during the evening. The two then go to a gay club, but when Fabio gets closer to Lukas physically, Lukas escapes. The next day at the lake, Lukas and Ine argue, and Fabio pushes Lukas into the lake. Fabio approaches again in the water, but Lukas rejects him. Fabio drives everyone home. Lukas goes to the dormitory, where his family is expecting a surprise birthday visit. Fabio follows him because Lukas still has his jacket. Fabio plays with Lukas sister, but is quickly sent away by Lukas. This makes his little sister angry and she screams loudly that Lukas is actually a girl, whereupon Lukas beats his sister and ravages his room. Ine comforts Lukas in the evening.
His supervisor visits him the next evening. Since the head of department does not approve a move to the youth hostel, she arranges the move without approval. Happy about it, Lukas decides to join Ine and his gay friend Sven in the bar. Fabio is there too and tells Lukas that he is not into trannies and that Lukas shouldn't tell anyone that he is one so that Fabio doesn't embarrass himself. Ine is lovesick, but since Lukas only has eyes for Fabio, she goes home disappointed. The next day, Lukas happened to meet Fabio after getting new tablets from the pharmacy. Fabio wants to see what it is for which, Lukas runs off and Fabio follows. Completely out of breath, the two sit down and there is almost a kiss, but Fabio's cell phone rings and he has to go on his next date. Then Lukas meets Sven, who was betrayed by his friend. The two get drunk in a bar and end up in bed with Lukas, but Lukas tells him that he is transsexual, doesn't want sex and throws him out. The following days Lukas and Fabio get closer again. Afraid of his conservative parents, Fabio starts something with a girl. Ine seduces Fabio's girlfriend during a billiards evening in the bar with Lukas and Ine, and Lukas experiences his first time with Fabio.
background
The shooting took place in 2010 at various original locations in Cologne. The film was funded by the ZDF editorial team, Das kleine Fernsehspiel, and the young talent fund from the Filmstiftung NRW .
Shortly before the film started, there was a scandal with the FSK test center. She only wanted to release the film from the age of 16 because it could allegedly lead to a “disorientation in sexual self-discovery” in young people. In the end, the FSK had to apologize for discrimination and lowered the age rating to twelve.
Awards
- The film received from the German Film and Media Review (FBW) the film predicate valuable .
- In 2007 Sabine Bernardi received the Cologne Scriptwriting Prize for the script.
Reviews
“A debut film that shows the careful research on the topic of transsexuality without being intrusive. The comedic love story brings the unusual " coming-of-age " subject closer to form, although formally conventional, but amusing and entertaining. "
“The energetic atmosphere is captured by a great camera and the entire cast is excellent. A touching film that encourages others and a great plea for more tolerance. "
Web links
- Official page for the film
- Romeos in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Romeos at crew united
- Romeos at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Berlinale blog - a Cologne film as a box-office hit. In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . February 13, 2011, accessed December 4, 2017 .
- ↑ filmstiftung.de
- ↑ Paul Wrusch: This film makes you gay. taz.de.
- ↑ a b Romeos. German Film and Media Assessment (FBW) , accessed on May 22, 2013 .
- ↑ Romeos. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed May 22, 2013 .