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Wie schmeckt die Wassermelone

Deutschland 2023 Kurz-Spielfilm

What Does Watermelon Taste Like

Emigrant Jin's journey home is derailed by a cancelled flight and increasing loneliness, while an unexpected connection with a mysterious wolfdog takes him into a surreal experience.

"What Does Watermelon Taste Like" is the third short film Shanghai-born Yao has made while studying Directing at the University of Television and Film Munich after "White Island" and "How Coal Smells". The film was produced by fellow HFF student Seren Sahin, who is currently in his final year of studies at the Production and Media Business department. His production of Muschirf Shekh Zeyn's "Killing Bagheera" was one of the films in German Films' Next Generation selection for 2023.

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH

Credits

Director

  • Yao Zhongzixia

Screenplay

  • Yao Zhongzixia
  • Katharina Irmscher

Director of photography

  • Oskar Muecke

Cast

  • Jiro Yoshioka
  • Jorid Lukaczik
  • Tadashi Endo

Production company

  • Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF) (München)

Producer

  • Seren Sahin

Alle Credits

Director

  • Yao Zhongzixia

Screenplay

  • Yao Zhongzixia
  • Katharina Irmscher

Director of photography

  • Oskar Muecke

Cast

  • Jiro Yoshioka
  • Jorid Lukaczik
  • Tadashi Endo

Production company

  • Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF) (München)

Producer

  • Seren Sahin

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Wie schmeckt die Wassermelone
  • Weiterer Titel (eng) What does watermelon taste like

Versions

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