Swans

Swans

121 mins | Drama | July 14, 2011

A man travels to Berlin because his ex girlfriend is in a coma. He takes their son, Manuel. The father goes to the clinic often and Manuel feels out of place, so he prefers to ride his skateboard through the city in winter. The speechless and motionless body of the woman disturbs father and son, each one in his own way. The son faces the libidinous turbulences of becoming an adult, while the father suffers the physical discomforts of his age. A confrontation of different body images within an environment of emotional distance and the coldness of the city.

Swans

121 mins | Drama | July 14, 2011

Swans
A man travels to Berlin because his ex girlfriend is in a coma. He takes their son, Manuel. The father goes to the clinic often and Manuel feels out of place, so he prefers to ride his skateboard through the city in winter. The speechless and motionless body of the woman disturbs father and son, each one in his own way. The son faces the libidinous turbulences of becoming an adult, while the father suffers the physical discomforts of his age. A confrontation of different body images within an environment of emotional distance and the coldness of the city.
Producers
Original title Swans
Directors Heidi Wilm, Hugo Vieira da Silva
Writers

Cast

Kai Hillebrand

as Manuel

Ralph Herforth

as Tarso

Maria Schuster

as Petra

Eva Kryll

as Ă„rztin

Cornelius Schwalm

as Heilpraktiker

Christian Schwarz

as Andreas

Anne Rathsfeld

as Krankenschwester

Robert Lohr

as Polizist