Lies
Filmfest 2014
(LÜGEN und andere Wahrheiten)
Germany 2013
Original version with English subtitles
(Original: German)
World Premiere
Director: Vanessa Jopp
Section: New German Cinema
No one tells the truth. Everybody makes up stories and talks their way out of things. Financially stricken real estate agent Carlos keeps more than the state of his bank account from his fiancée Coco. Coco's best friend Patti has her own little secrets, among others, the affair with her yoga teacher Andi. Andi, who always preaches truthfulness, doesn't practice it himself. Dental assistant Vera is not always honest. And the same goes for Coco's lonely neighbor. Each person in this circle of acquaintances has good reasons for his or her deceptiveness. Andi in much the same way as Vera, Patti just as much as Carlos. Sometimes it's fear, sometimes despair, sometimes it's jealousy, sometimes envy or sometimes even love. None of them really mean any harm; no one wants to hurt anybody. For a long time, however, none of them realize just how much they are deceiving themselves.
Cast: Florian David Fitz, Jeanette Hain, Alina Levshin, Meret Becker, Thomas Heinze
Credits
Screenplay: Vanessa Jopp, Stefan Schneider
Director of Photography: Henner Besuch, Ricarda Hibbeln
Film Editor: Brigitta Tauchner
Composer: Loy Wesselburg
Production Designer: Felicity Good, Thomas Stark
Costume Design: Astrid Karras
Sound: Malte Bieler, Tina Schulte
Producer: Janine Jackowski
Co-Producer: Jonas Dornbach
Production Company: Komplizen Film
Distributor: Wild Bunch Germany
Director: Vanessa Jopp
