Broken Glass Park ( Scherbenpark )

Broken Glass Park (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Scherbenpark
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
91 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Bettina Blümner

Written By:
Katharina Kress
Alina Bronsky

Actors:
Jasna Fritzi Bauer ..... Sascha Naimann
Ulrich Noethen ..... Volker Trebur
Max Hegewald ..... Felix Trebur
Vladimir Burlakov ..... Peter
Yanina Lisovskaya ..... Mascha
Cedric Koch ..... Anton
Lara Melina Siebertz ..... Alissa
Maria-Victoria Dragus ..... Anna
Konstantin Frolov ..... Igor
Yung Ngo ..... Kevin
Michael Keseroglu ..... Murat
Piet Fuchs ..... Kioskbesitzer

Synopsis:

Sascha is determined to kill her stepfather, Vadim, who murdered her mother, but with Vadim in prison and social workers hovering, Vadim's cousin, Maria, arrives to care for Sascha and her younger stepsiblings. A puff piece in the local paper about Vadim's supposed reformation sends a livid Sascha to the newspaper office, where she meets Volker Trebur, an editor who, having briefly known Sascha's mother, offers to make things right. Sascha quickly takes him up on the offer, moving in to Volker's guestroom and beginning an intense involvement with Volker's family-particularly his teenage son. When that flames out, Sascha ends up in broken glass park, the dangerous area in her neighborhood where drugs, booze, and rough sex prevail. Sascha's hunger for life shines through her relentless fight to leave behind a painful childhood-a struggle complicated by an unexpected twist in the final act-making for a stark, moving tale of resiliency and survival.

Sascha is a teenage girl living in a rough urban neighbourhood who dreams about writing a novel featuring her mother. She also seeks to avenge her stepfather, who brutally murdered her mother and is soon to be released from jail. When she encounters a newspaper editor, played by Ulrich Noethen, and his fragile son, a love triangle ensues. It results in character growth for all three of them. This drama, with some amusing observations to lessen the tragedy, provides some compelling insights into the way tragedy can lead to hope. Especially noteworthy is the strong performance by Jasna Fritzi Bauer as Sascha.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 02 June, 2014.