Pampa Blues
Filmfest 2015
Germany 2014
Original version
(Original: German)
World Premiere
Director: Kai Wessel
Section: New German TV Movies
Somewhere in the southern outback of Germany. A tavern, a store, a gas station, a few farms and a deserted garden center. It's home to 16-year-old Ben who dreams of a trip to Africa in an old VW microbus. But Ben is in limbo. He can't leave. He has to look after his demented grandfather Karl because his mother is a jazzsinger and on tour. The introverted teenager works as a mechanic for Maslow, the village tycoon. Maslow is determined to turn the village into a boomtown by means of highly creative but bizarre plans such as the latest sensation – a UFO. The idea is that the UFO will attract the media and make the area a tourist attraction. Still, it's not as effective as he thought it would be. But when Lena shows up because her car broke down, Maslow thinks she's a reporter. Ben falls in love with Lena. Lena likes Ben – a lot. Life could actually be nice in the middle of nowhere. At least much nicer. Could.
Bavaria Fernsehproduktion
Cast: Sven Gielnik, Joachim Król, Paula Beer, Klaus A. Müller-Oi, Adam Markiewicz
Credits
Screenplay: Rolf Lappert
Original Material: Rolf Lappert
Director of Photography: Hagen Bogdanski
Film Editor: Tina Freitag
Composer: Ralf Wienrich
Production Designer: Dominik Kremerskothen
Costume Design: Susanne Witt
Sound: Uwe Griem
Producer: Doris Zander
Production Company: Bavaria Fernsehproduktion GmbH
Director: Kai Wessel
Editor: Friederike Barth (SWR), Manfred Hattendorf (SWR), Stefan Kruppa (ARD Degeto)
TV channel: Südwestrundfunk (SWR) , ARD Degeto
