Young audience
Schlamassel
Sylke Enders
School
Female Director
12-19
2023
112 min
Germany
Synopsis
In post-unification Germany, a young female journalist investigates a troubling photograph
It is 1996 in the former East Germany: Dolly the sheep has just been cloned, Mercedes-Benz are readily available, and Western rock dominates the radio. Yet for Johanna, a young journalist at a local paper, money is scarce and past traumas linger. After the death of her grandmother, Johanna copes with grief by throwing herself into work. When an old photograph of a female concentration camp guard appears, she is compelled to investigate—but in uncovering another family’s difficult past, Johanna is forced to confront her own.
Sylke Enders is known for female-driven narratives and Schlamassel is no exception. The story unfolds almost entirely through women, and Mareike Beyrich’s memorable portrayal of Johanna—a complex, motorcycle-riding journalist by equal turns obstinate and passive—defies easy categorization.
Accessible from 15 years and over
Cast/Avec
- Mareike Beykirch
- Lore Stefanek
- Michaela Caspar
Screenplay
- Sylke Enders
Cinematographer
- Jakob Wehrmann
Sound
- Robert Fuhrmann
Music
- Bert Wrede
Production
- Kathrin Heuser
Screenings
Date
Hour
Place
Language
Subtitles
Screening
Wednesday 06 March 2024
9:00 am
Ciné Utopia
German
School Screening
Wednesday 06 March 2024
09:00
Lieux :
Ciné Utopia
Audio :
German
Subtitles :
Screening :
School Screening
Thursday 07 March 2024
09:00
Lieux :
CNA Dudelange
Audio :
German
Subtitles :
Screening :
School Screening
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Sylke Enders
Born in the German Democratic Republic, Sylke Enders studied sociology before entering the Berlin Film and Television Academy. Known for both writing and directing films with strong female leads, she has received numerous awards including a Schloss Wiepersdorf fellowship (2023), Best Director Award for Women in the Film Industry (2014) and the Juliane Bartel Media Prize (2014). Her debut feature, Kroko (2003), won the German Film Award.
