Prince

Local title
Prints
Title in Russian
Prince
Original title
Le prince
Director
Lisa Bierwirth
Country
Germany
Year
2021
Programme
Current Waves, Goethe-Institut Presents: New German Cinema
Genre
drama
Subject
society, love, social status

Two people whose lives could hardly be more different meet in Frankfurt’s seedy Bahnhofsviertel district. Monika is a curator, long rooted in the city’s cultural scene. When accidentally caught up in a raid, she meets Joseph, a Congolese businessman with an unclear past and present. An intense love affair grows from their unusual encounter, but inexorably, their lives become the stage of postcolonial conflicts. Is it even possible for Monika and Joseph to love each other on equal terms?

The ambiguity of love is explored in a most nuanced way by director Lisa Bierwirth’s film that enthused audiences in the competition of Karlovy Vary this summer.

Director
Lisa Bierwirth
Screenwriter
Hannes Held, Lisa Bierwirth
Cast
Ursula Strauss, Passi Balende, Nsumbo Tango Samuel, Victoria Trauttmansdorff, Alex Brendemühl, Hanns Zischler, Denis Mpunga
Producer
Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade
DoP
Jenny Lou Ziegel
Editor
Bettina Böhler
Production
Komplizen Film
Runtime
Language
German, English, French
Subtitles
Estonian, English
Other festivals
Karlovy Vary
Director
Lisa Bierwirth

Lisa Bierwirth (snd 1983)

Le prince (Prince, 2021)

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Screenings

7th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening110502 / Prints
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Q&A guestsLisa Bierwirth - Director
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Hall 1 Kino Artis
Screening141501 / Prints
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
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Hall 2 Kino Artis
Screening161601 / Prints
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
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