FUTURE IS A LONELY PLACE

DIE ZUKUNFT IST EIN EINSAMER ORT

By Martin HAWIE, Laura HARWARTH

PATRA SPANOU FILM - as SALES All rights

Drama - Completed 2021

In order to take revenge on the man responsible for the death of his family Frank commits a crime to end up in the same prison like the “murderer” of his wife and daughter. There he starts his campaign of vengeance.

Festivals
& Awards

San Sebastian FF 2021
Film Library (not in selection)
Shanghai 2021
Golden Goblet Award competition
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Drama, Female director, Thriller
    • Countries
    • GERMANY
    • Languages
    • GERMAN
    • Duration
    • 101 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Martin HAWIE, Laura HARWARTH
    • Producer(s)
    • Andreas BRAUER (Hupe Film Fiktion Produktion GmbH)
    • Synopsis
    • Frank, a man without a criminal record, attacks a money transporter and then turns himself in to the police. His behavior is a mystery. In prison he meets the unscrupulous and suspicious Arab Fuad, who is protected by his clan. To get closer to Fuad, Frank intervenes in the drug business within the walls and gets caught between the two rival groups of German and Arab inmates. It is only the prison guard Susanna with whom Frank will be able to build a relationship of trust, not knowing that she is part of Fuad's business and has a sexual relationship with him. However, they come emotionally close.
      What only Frank knows is that his wife and his daughter died in a car accident. Fuad was the hit-and-run driver that remained unpunished. Frank seeks revenge.