Disturbance

In 2015, the director’s best friend took his own life. This person, who never really settled into his new home after fleeing the Yugoslavian war as a child, for years made notes contemplating his existence. These notes contain a self-reflection on his life, which was shaped by war and escape. Following his death, a text was created from the extensive writings he left behind, and this forms the documentary foundation of the film.

Supported by an ensemble of six non-actors and actors, Constantin Hatz turns his best friend’s thoughts into a cinematic plot with five episodes. The choice of characters and locations is based on five essential stages of his life. A truck driver, two guests in a workers’ housing, a lumberjack, a nurse, and a theater actress deliver the monologue in the first person. These characters tell a life story that isn’t their own, but has been lived by someone else, bringing the director’s lost friend back into existence.

Cast

Holzfäller

Robert Kuchenbuch

Krankenschwester

Amanda Babaei Vieira

Erster Gast

Jakub Sierenberg

LKW-Fahrer

Peter Marty

Schauspielerin

Mariam Avaliani

Sabine Hatz