POISON
Film - CineCoPro Competition

POISON

Directed by Désirée Nosbusch

Info

Director: Désirée Nosbusch
Section: CineCoPro Competition
Country: Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Year: 2024
PT: POISON – EINE LIEBESGESCHICHTE
Language: English
Version: Original version
Cast: Tim Roth, Trine Dyrholm
18+ (no age rating)

Logline

A world premiere: A poignant story about love and hidden truths that resonates long after the movie ends – starring Tim Roth and Trine Dyrholm

Once married to each other, Lucas and Edith have been estranged for ten years, ever since Lucas left. At Edith’s request, they meet at the cemetery where their only child is buried. During a long wait, their conversation progresses, revisiting their shared past and raising new prospects for their future. .

Show calendar
Photocredits: Markus Jans; Director's Photo: Del Kempke/GLAMPOOL

Calendar

  • (only P&I)
    Atelier 1
  • After the film: Q&A with director Désirée Nosbusch & team

    ASTOR Astor Kino
  • After the film: Q&A with director Désirée Nosbusch & team

    Cinema Filmtheater
  • Sendlinger Tor

Meet the director

POISON

Désirée Nosbusch

Désirée Nosbusch hosted a show on Radio Luxembourg at the age of twelve and went on to host programs on German and French television. Her career as a movie actress began in 1981, in an adaptation of the novel AFTER MIDNIGHT. She currently has the popular leading role in the crime series DER IRLAND-KRIMI (2019–). POISON, her first feature film as a director, is celebrating its world premiere at the Munich International Film Festival.

Credits

Screenplay: Lot Vekemans
Original Material: Lot Vekemans
Director of Photography: Judith Kaufmann
Film Editor: Michiel Reichwein
Composer: Fons Merkies, Laurens Goedhart
Production Designer: Marie-Luise Balzer
Costume Design: Uli Simon
Sound: Jan Willem van den Brink
Producer: Alexandra Hoesdorff, Désirée Nosbusch
Production Company: Deal Productions
Executive producer: Tim Roth, Michael Lehmann
Co-Producer: Petra Goedings, Maaike Benschop, Vivien Müller-Rommel
Co-Production Company: Phanta Vision, Studio Hamburg UK
World Sales: Hyde Park International
Editor: Lucia Haslauer
TV channel: ARTE GEIE, Film Fund Luxemburg