Swans

Story

Synopsis

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.

Directors

Hugo Vieira da Silva, Heidi Wilm

Language

German

Country

Germany, Portugal

Release date

14 July 2011

Ensemble

Cast

• Kai Hillebrand

  Manuel

• 

  Ralph Herforth

  Tarso

• 

  Maria Schuster

  Petra

• Vasupol Siriviriyapoon

  Kim

• 

  Eva Kryll

  Ärztin

• Cornelius Schwalm

  Heilpraktiker

• Christian Schwarz

  Andreas

• Anne Rathsfeld

  Krankenschwester

• 

  Robert Lohr

  Polizist