Sleep

Schlaf

61st TIFF: Greek premiere

Marlene is tormented by recurring nightmares, filling notebooks with vivid drawings. Determined to face her inner demons, she checks into a mysterious hotel in the village of Steinbach, portrayed in her drawings. Upon discovering the real-life effects of her dreams, Marlene suffers from a nervous breakdown. Her daughter, Mona, rushes to her side, only to experience similar ghastly visions. Blurring the lines between the visible and the subconscious, this never-ending tangle of family trauma unravels through an echo chamber of collective guilt.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Michael Venus
Script: Thomas Friedrich & Michael Venus
Cinematography: Marius von Felbert
Editing: Silke Olthoff
Sound: Tim Stephan & Kevin Kraus
Music: Johannes Lehninger & Sebastian Damerius
Actors: Gro Swantje Kohlhof, Sandra Hüller, August Schmölzer, Marion Kracht
Production: Junafilm
Producers: Verena Gräfe-Höft
Co-production: ZDF – Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Sets: Lena Mundt
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Germany
Production Year: 2020
Duration: 101΄
Contact: Global Screen Alice Buquoy alice.buquoy@globalscreen.de

Michael Venus

Filmography

2012 Fluss (short)
2020 Sleep