Jonathan
Jonathan is 23; he and his aunt, Martha, work on their farm. Jonathan also devotes himself to looking after his father Burghardt, who has cancer. But, railing against his own decrepitude that prevents him from a dignified end, his father stubbornly sabotages all of his son's efforts. Jonathan finds it increasingly difficult to cope until they hire a young carer, Anka, to help. Jonathan and Anka fall in love; her experience of working at a hospice helps Jonathan to gain a new inroad into his father's situation. When Burghardt's long-lost boyhood friend Ron appears on the scene his health visibly improves and, although the family sees Ron as an intruder and is against it, Ron continues to stay on to be with Burghardt. Jonathan discovers that, many years ago, his father and Ron were deeply in love. All at once, the façade of cherished family beliefs crumbles and long-repressed secrets come to light – but Jonathan also learns how to let go of his father and to accept his death as something that will open up the path towards a self-determined life.
Source: 66. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Music
Cast
- Jonathan
- Burghardt
- Anka
- Ron
- Martha
- Lasse
- Maik
- Bernd
- Christina
- Vaddi
Production company
Alle Credits
Director
Assistant director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Assistant camera
Steadycam operator
Key grip
Production design
Property master
Make-up artist
Costume design
Editing
Sound
Audio mixing
Stunts
Casting
Music
Cast
- Jonathan
- Burghardt
- Anka
- Ron
- Martha
- Lasse
- Maik
- Bernd
- Christina
- Vaddi
- Vera
Production company
in co-production with
in association with
Producer
Producer (TV)
Unit production manager
Location manager
Original distributor
Shoot
- 06.07.2015 - 12.08.2015: Baden-Württemberg, Hessen, Nordsee, St. Peter-Ording
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 14.06.2016, 160307, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 12.02.2016, Berlin, IFF - Panorama;
Kinostart (DE): 06.10.2016
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE) Jonathan
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 14.06.2016, 160307, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 12.02.2016, Berlin, IFF - Panorama;
Kinostart (DE): 06.10.2016
Awards
- Besondere Auszeichnung (ex aequo >Der Äthiopier<)
- Prädikat: besonders wertvoll
- Emder Drehbuchpreis