Wanja

Deutschland 2014/2015 Spielfilm

Summary

After a long period in prison 40-year-old Wanja is determined to avoid anything that will lead her back into addiction and the same lowlife circles as before. She takes innocuous jobs, first in a pet shop because she likes caring for animals, and then at a trotting stables. She moves into social housing and meets regularly with her parole officer. During her work at the trotting track, where she is responsible for looking after the horses, she meets Emma, a somewhat rebellious 16-year-old. Wanja soon starts feeling affection for the troubled girl who reminds her of herself before she went into prison – right down to the same excessive drinking, the drug-taking and the cool friends. At first the two keep out of each other's way but little by little Wanja grows closer to Emma and a cautious friendship develops. When Emma lands in trouble, Wanja decides to take control and save her.

Source: 65. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)

 

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Credits

All Credits

Assistant director

Screenplay

Director of photography

Assistant camera

Colour grading

Lighting design

Production design

Make-up artist

Sound design

Audio mixing

Cast

in co-production with

Producer

Unit production manager

Location manager

Original distributor

Shoot

    • 25.03.2014 - 29.04.2014: Sulingen, Klein-Wangersen, Bremen, Berlin
Duration:
87 min
Format:
DCP, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 07.02.2015, Berlin, IFF - Perspektive Deutsches Kino;
Kinostart (DE): 09.06.2016

Titles

  • Originaltitel (DE) Wanja

Versions

Original

Duration:
87 min
Format:
DCP, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 07.02.2015, Berlin, IFF - Perspektive Deutsches Kino;
Kinostart (DE): 09.06.2016

Awards

Filmfest Biberach 2015
  • Bester Debüt-Spielfilm
FBW 2015
  • Prädikat: wertvoll
Valletta Film Festival Malta 2015
  • Bestes Drehbuch