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A world premiere: A powerful family tragedy about misconceptions and true identities.
After more than 40 years, Josefa returns to her parents’ farm in the village she’d once stormed out of. Back then, she was still Josef. Now she lives as a woman. A lot has changed since then, and she must confront her memories, especially concerning Petra, to whom she was once married. Unexpressed emotions and misunderstandings flare up.
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After the film: Q&A with Dirk Kummer and team
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After the film: Q&A with Dirk Kummer and team
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Meet the director
Dirk Kummer
Dirk Kummer was a master student of performing arts at the Academy of Arts in East Berlin while also studying film directing at the HFF Konrad Wolf and acting at the Ernst Busch Academy in Berlin. His first role in a film was in COMING OUT, which earned a Silver Bear at the 1990 Berlinale. His first film as a director, GESCHLECHT: WEIBLICH, received the German Television Award for Ulrike Krumbiegel’s performance as best actress in 2003.