Nolan Bentley awakens in a remote forest, tied to a tree, with no memory of how long he has been there. Hunger and dehydration increasingly take their toll when suddenly a mysterious man appears and sets up his tent just a few meters away, bizarrely refusing to untie him. Slowly but surely, Nolan’s suspicions are confirmed: the stranger is indeed the one who has tied him up, and he has no intention of setting him free.

Time is mercilessly running out for Nolan, and he must confront the demons of his past in order to survive and find a way out of this nightmare.

Cast

Nolan Bentley: Michael Weston

The Outdoorsman: A.j. Buckley

Nova: Lennon Sickels

First American: Crazy Horse

Holt N.Ford: Ricky Watson

Ella: Joana Vinogradoff

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Marc Schölermann

Fiction

Production Country / Year: Germany 2023

Language: engl. OF m. dt. UT

Format: DCP, Color, 89min
2.39:1, Discrete 5.1

Nominated for:

Förderpreis neues deutsches Kino

Friedrich-Baur-Goldpreis

Hofer Kritiker Preis

Pharos Shiver Screen Award

Director & Crew

Marc Schölermann 1 — Marc Schölermann

Born in 1971 in Hanover. Studied at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. Active as a director and screenwriter.

Filmography

2008 Pathology Spielfilm

2023 Bark Spielfilm 2024

“The film is a unique project for me because the limited number of filming locations and actors allowed us to produce a great and intense thriller in Germany completely independently of all institutions while working closely with friends and good colleagues, and enjoying total creative freedom.

What I find most interesting about Bark is that it is truly an ‘actors’ film.’ The tension builds from the conflicts between the characters and how much we reveal about them and when.”
Marc Schölermann

Writer: Steve Fauquier
Director of Photography: Peter Meyer
Editor: Sören Görth
Production Designer: Annette Schenkelberger; Antonia Ochs
Costume Designer: Annette Schenkelberger; Antonia Ochs
Casting Director: Beth Holmes; Nancy Bellock Lieber
Sound: Per Ruschke
Sound Designer: Julij Zornik
Music Composer: Boris Salchow
Executive Producer: Michael Weston; Chris Chang; Tarik Heitmann
Producer: Marc Schölermann; Alexander Steinhoff