FESTUNG
Kirsi Liimatainen
Johanna is thirteen and in love – but how is she supposed to enjoy her first love when at the same time her violent father moves back into their family house? Torn between the loyality towards her father and the love for her friend, Johanna makes a disastrous decision. “Festung“ (Fortress) is a moving film about domestic violence, the power of faith and the strength to break away from it. The acting performance of Elisa Essig as a teenager in particular lends the psycho-drama depth. The filming of the “Festung“ took place entirely in the Hess district of the Bergstraße. The film won the 2012 Youth Jury Prize at the Film Festival Max Ophüls.
28 March 2012
20:30 h, Kino des DFF
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Direction | Kirsi Liimatainen |
Year | D 2011 |
Duration | 87 min |
Language | German original |
Cast | Elisa Essig, Peter Lohmeyer, Karoline Herfuth |
Camera | Christine Anne Maier |
Script | Nicole Armbruster |





