Swans
4.9
A man travels to Berlin because his ex girlfriend is in a coma. He takes their son, Manuel. The father goes to the clinic often and Manuel feels out of place, so he prefers to ride his skateboard through the city in winter. The speechless and motionless body of the woman disturbs father and son, each one in his own way. The son faces the libidinous turbulences of becoming an adult, while the father suffers the physical discomforts of his age. A confrontation of different body images within an environment of emotional distance and the coldness of the city.
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Cast
20 people
Kai Hillebrand
Manuel
Ralph Herforth
Tarso
Known for
Æon Flux
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Helge Albers
Hugo Vieira da Silva
Maria Schuster
Petra
Also in
Antibodies
Willkommen bei den Honeckers
Roshanak Behesht Nedjad
Heidi Wilm
Vasupol Siriviriyapoon
Kim
No other roles listed
Francisco Villa-Lobos
Eva Kryll
Ärztin
Known for
Making Contact
Cornelius Schwalm
Heilpraktiker
Also in
Balloon
Queen of Niendorf
Christian Schwarz
Andreas
Hugo Vieira da Silva Director · Heidi Wilm Director Reinhold Vorschneider Cinematographer
First release July 11, 2011 · Produced in Germany, Portugal · Production The Post Republic
Production
Contracosta Produções
Production
The Post Republic
Production
Germany · Portugal
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Israel · July 11, 2011
Jerusalem Film Festival
Germany · July 14, 2011
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
November 27, 2011 · Torino Film Festival
Poland
July 30, 2011 · New Horizons Film Festival
Portugal
March 22, 2012
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