Sinopsis
Nico, a young geriatric nurse with Iranian roots, enjoys the summer in Berlin until one night she is beaten by three racist German youths and ends up in hospital. From that moment, her life is destroyed. The film brings us closer to the psychological consequences of violence and shows us how Nico goes through fear, anger and resignation.
Eline Gehring began her career as a camerawoman and German news editor in Paris, Prague, Kyiv and Berlin. She worked for the foreign broadcaster Deutsche Welle in Cairo. Between 2009 and 2010, Gehring made short films, documentaries and social advertisements for non-governmental organizations in South Africa. Back in Germany, Gehring directed more short films such as “Holly” (2016). At the same time, she studied Film Directing at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin (DFFB). “Nico” is her first feature film, for which the leading actress, Sara Fazilat, won the Best Young Actress Award twice.
Thursday, October 26th, 2023. 8:30 pm
Goethe-Institut Madrid.
Director: Eline Gehring (Germany)
Genre: Fiction
Country of production: Germany
Year of production: 2021
Running time: 79’
Language: German with Spanish subtitles
Cast: Sara Fazilat (Nico), Javeh Asefdjah (Rosa), Sara Klimoska (Ronny), Andreas Marquardt (Andy), Brigitte Kramer (Brigitte)
Production:
Screenwriter: Sara Fazilat, Eline Gehring, Francy Fabritz
Director of photography: Francy Fabritz
Production companies: Deutsche Film-und Fernsehakademie Berlin, Third Culture Kids (coproduction).
International sales:
Festival/Awards Max Ophüls Prize Film, Shanghai International Film Festival.
