Shed My Skin
Filmfest 2015
PT: Aus der Haut
OT: AUS DER HAUT
Germany, Austria 2015
Original version
(Original: German)
World Premiere
Director: Stefan Schaller
Section: New German TV Movies
After 17-year-old Milan realizes that his affection for his best friend Christoph is more than just friendship, he attemps to kill himself in his parents' car and ends up in hospital. His coming out soon follows and not only presents him with challenges – it also disturbs his formerly 'harmonious' family and puts his parents’ relationship to the test. Especially Milan’s mother Susann has to struggle with his coming out. She had thought her son was suffering from ADHD, taking drugs or had other problems so she was focused on 'curing' him. Now there’s suddenly a coherent and simple explanation for Milan’s behavior. He's gay. So Susann no longer has to 'save' him. Or does she? And what's worse for a teenager – coming out or coming of age?
Cast: Merlin Rose, Claudia Michelsen, Johann von Bülow, Leonard Proxauf, Johannes Krisch
Credits
Screenplay: Jan Braren
Director of Photography: Michael Kotschi
Film Editor: Andrea Mertens
Composer: Johannes Lehniger
Production Designer: Julian R. Wagner
Costume Design: Manuela Nierzwicki
Sound: Jörg Kidrowski
Producer: Nico Hofmann
Production Company: UFA Fiction GmbH
Director: Stefan Schaller
Editor: Jana Brandt (MDR), Franka Bauer (MDR), Dr. Klaus Lintschinger (ORF)
TV channel: Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) und Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
