Vexier
Engulfed by a paralyzing feeling of unease and cut off from friends and family, Lea finds herself in a violent relationship with Sven. There is no real life left, only abyss, stagnation, and surface. After another assault, a knee-jerk reaction drives Lea to flee on foot through the forest. In the middle of the night, she arrives at a secluded country inn that is just being renovated by a couple. They look after confused Lea. But shortly afterwards, Sven turns up. He has tracked Lea down and will not let anyone or anything take her away from him. Lea has to make a decision – will she let herself be taken back yet again, or will she stand up to him?
Cast
- Lea
- Marie Scherzer
- Sven
- Merlin Leonhardt
- Ines
- Andrea zum Felde
- Felix
- Christian Bergmann
- Martina
- Miriam Ohlmeyer
Vexier
Matthias Wissmann
- Fiction
- Production Country / Year
- Germany 2024
- Language
- de. OF mit en. UT
- Format
- DCP, Color, 83min
Other, Discrete 5.1
Director & Crew
Matthias Wissmann
Born in 1987 in Albstadt. Studied Media Design at the Offenburg University of Applied Sciences. Active as a freelance writer, director, and editor for feature films and advertising films.
Filmography
2014 DUNKELKAMMER, Kurzfilm
2015 RATTENKÖNIG, Kurzfilm
2016 FIRST DROP OF BLOOD, Kurzfilm
2017 THE SEAM, Kurzfilm
2018 AQUARIUMMANN, Kurzfilm
2020 LOKALMATADOR, Kurzfilm
2024 VEXIER, Spielfilm HOF 2024
“With Vexier, I try to make tangible the feeling of numbness, emotional paralysis, and the inner burden of a toxic relationship. A shadow that hangs over those affected, from which there seems to be no clear way out. In such a relationship – whether as a partner or a friend –, a mixture of glossed-over thoughts, positive memories, manipulations, habits and dependencies is constructed. Those around the concerned party often see it clearly, but the concerned people themselves hardly ever do. Vexier is dark and threatening, intended to convey oppression, tension and forlornness, and to bring the feeling of emotional constriction to the screen.”
Matthias Wissmann
- Writer
- Matthias Wissmann
- Director of Photography
- Kevin Hartfiel
- Editor
- Matthias Wissmann
- Production Designer
- Sina Schneider
- Yann Berrai
- Philipp Linke
- Costume Designer
- Khali von Dannen
- Casting Director
- Matthias Wissmann
- Sound
- Claudio Demel
- Fabian Struwe
- Vincent Padrutt
- Sound Designer
- Claudio Demel
- Music Composer
- Jonathan Söhngen
- Nanna Dierks
- Make-up
- Elisabeth Greck
- Sina Schneider
- Executive Producer
- Eva Umiger
- Producer
- Matthias Wissmann
- Benjamin Huber
- Kevin Hartfiel
- Claudio Demel
- Fabian Struwe
- Ania Berger
News
All news
Apr 23, 2025
48th Grenzland-Filmtage International Film Festival
From Thursday the 24th to Sunday the 27th of April 2025 in Selb.
Apr 2, 2025
HoF Filmtage Rendezvous presents VEXIER at KoKi Hanover
On Thursday, 3 April 2025 at 8 pm
Oct 12, 2024
German Cinema New Talent Award 2024
All films that premiere in the program of the Hof International Film Festival and have a minimum length of 79 minutes can qualify.