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 the 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 the confused Lea. But shortly afterward, 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
- dt. OF m. engl. UT
- Format
- DCP, Color, 83min
Other, Discrete 5.1
Nominated for:
Förderpreis neues deutsches Kino
Friedrich-Baur-Goldpreis
Hofer Kritiker Preis
Pharos Shiver Screen Award
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
| 2012 | Who is Hu | Kurzfilm | |
| 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 | 2024 |
“With Vexier, I try to make tangible the feeling of numbness, emotional paralysis, and the inner burden of a toxic relationship. A shadow 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.
