Rival

Society/Drama, Ukraine/Germany 2021

9-year-old Roman follows his mother Oksana, who left to work illegally in Germany. There she lives with Gert, a 62- year-old German widower who suffers from diabetes. Gert tries to make friends with the boy, but Roman struggles for his mother's attention. Suddenly Oksana becomes ill, and Roman is left alone with his rival. Surprisingly Gert turns out to be a good playmate until he dies from a stroke. Roman is now trapped in a remote place, along with a corpse.
92 min
HD
Starting at 12
Audio language:
Ukrainian
Subtitles:
English

Awards

Minsk International Film Festival “Listapad” 2020 Best Cinematography Frank Amann
Hof International Film Festival 2020 German Cinema New Talent Award Best Film
Achtung Berlin 2021 Best Feature - Feature Film Best Screenplay

More information

Director:

Marcus Lenz

Sound Design:

Jonathan Ritzel

Cast:

Yelizar Nazarenko (Roman)

Maria Bruni (Oksana)

Udo Samel (Gert)

Nina Kastorf (Grandmother)

Jule Böwe (Datscha)

Original title:

Rivale

Original language:

German

Further titles:

1000 Ameisen

Format:

16:9 HD, Color

Age rating:

Starting at 12 (Violence & Blood, Frightening & Intense Scenes)

Audio language:

Ukrainian

Subtitles:

English