FOREIGN CINEMA | Soundview Media Partners LLC

DSLs available now. DVD w/PPR shipping in late March 2023.

“[Director] Jakob Zapf delivers an all-too-important social drama about a gruff old man’s friendship with a refugee girl.” – EPD Film

“A beautiful, touching film…” – Kinofilmwelt

A cantankerous old man and a resourceful young girl strike up an unlikely friendship after she breaks into his home to escape immigration police.

Features stellar performances by Jurgen Prochnow (DAS BOOT), Pegah Ferydoni (WOMEN WITHOUT MEN), and Milena Pribak in her acting debut, this poignant first feature from Jakob Zapf is a timely and heartfelt story of courage and compassion.

“The gaunt curmudgeon is a godsend for the film.” – Film-Rezensionen

“A triumph of compassion.” – C. Sterling, The Sound View

WINNER: Best Feature Special Mention, Socially Relevant Film Festival
WINNER: Best Feature Director, Jakarta International Film Festival
WINNER: Best Feature Film Honorable Mention, Deep Focus Film Festival
WINNER: Talented New Director, Madrid International Film Festival
WINNER: Best Actress Special Mention (Milena Pribak), Social World Film Festival
WINNER: Best Feature and Best Music, Across the Globe Film Festival
WINNER: Human Rights and Dignity Award, Tryon International Film Festival
WINNER: Best Director, Firenze Film Festival
WINNER: Best Feature Film, International Diversity Film Festival

NOMINEE: Best Feature, Prague Film Awards
NOMINEE: Best Foreign Film, Oslo Film Festival
NOMINEE: Global Landscape Award, Cinequest
NOMINEE: Best Actor (Jurgen Prochnow), Buenos Aires International Film Festival

“A humane film which is on the side of the angels.” – CinePhil

2020 / 94 minutes / German w/English sub-titles / A film by Jakob Zapf

HOW TO ORDER:

Public Performance and Digital Site Licenses are available through Soundview Media Partners. To inquire or to place an order, write to info@soundviewmediapartners.com or simply choose from the options below:

For group screening prices, please inquire.

In-home/personal use copies are available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/41cNAbN

WATCH THE TRAILER

DSLs available now / DVD w/PPR shipping late March 2023

Adapted from the historic memoirs of 16th-century explorer Fernao Mendes Pinto, this sea-faring epic was an Official Oscar Entry from Portugal.

Over a span of twenty years, 16th-century Portuguese explorer Fernao Mendes Pinto lived a life of unparalleled adventure while traveling across the continent of Asia as a soldier, merchant, diplomat, pirate, and missionary. Shipwrecked and taken prisoner numerous times, he was one of the first Europeans to visit Japan and was even sentenced to a year of hard labor on the Great Wall of China.

Adapted from his posthumously published memoirs and featuring songs from folk musician Fausto Bordalo Dias, this newly remastered sea-faring epic from acclaimed director Joao Botelho was Portugal’s Official Entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards.

WINNER – Best Make-Up / Special Effects, Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards 2018
NOMINEE – Best Director; Best Adapted Screenplay; Best Cinematography; Best Original Music; Best Editing; Best Actor (Cláudio da Silva); Best Supporting Actress (Catarina Wallenstein), Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards
OFFICIAL SELECTION – European Union Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Lisbon Sintra Film Festival

“The kind of movie one fears is going out of style forever. A historical action drama, serious in tone and intent but also invested in delivering movie-movie thrills.” – RogerEbert.com

“Exotic, gorgeous and often brutal. Highly Recommended.” – Irv Slifkin, Film Historian.

“An equally ambiguous and artificial film object in three chapters, which combines literary storytelling, imagined family stories, theatre-driven performances and musical sequences.” – Vitor Pinto, Cineuropa