The Housekeeper

Synopsis

In the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl atomic fallout time seems to stand still in Germany. Like disconnected ghosts, the teenager Phillip, his overbearing father Henning and the polish housekeeper Ada live together in a Wilhelminian-style villa. In this environment of toxic nature and masculinity, Phillip decides to go on a boat trip with Ada, triggering a symbolic stream of consciousness.

Cast

Eliza Rycembel

Ada

Aljoscha Stadelmann

Henning

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Lasse Stadelmann

Phillip

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Jan Eichberg

Crew

Camera

• Franz Lustig Director of Photography

Crew

• Louis Bennies Set Runner

Directing

• Matthias Freier Director

Editing

• Andrew Bird Editor

Production

• Alexander Eckert Executive Producer
• Alexandra Hofmann Producer

Sound

• Christian Meyer Original Music Composer

Writing

• Jan Eichberg Writer
• Jens Petersen Writer
• Matthias Freier Writer