Ten years after having seen each other last, Felix and his father rope down from a hot-air balloon to a lonely river valley. An adventurous vacation is supposed to bring them closer again. While the father is enjoying the time together, the son stays silent: for many years, he has felt left alone and now he can neither hide nor forget it. Soon, the 16-year old is giving his feelings free reign – it isn’t only about the past anymore, but about surviving in the wilderness…

Lysis is an experiment – no film camera, no classic screenplay, but only three GoPro cameras and two actors. Its documentary elements are also due to the actors receiving only minimal scenic directions: the audience always sees exactly what the characters see.

Lysis, which was creatively supported by Hessischer Rundfunk, debuted in 2018 in Tallinn at the Black Nights Film Festival. A german audience finally got to view at the film festival Max-Ophüls-Preis in Saarbrücken. Lysis, after Krieg (2017) and Wolfskinder (2012), is Rick Ostermann’s third feature film and was shot in only ten days in the mountains of Tirol.