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Wood and Water

Kimstim Films | Release Date: March 24, 2022

Summary: Anke retires from her job at the church in a small town in the Black Forest. She looks forward to reuniting with her children over the summer holidays by the Baltic Sea, at a place where they used to live as a young family, and where she lived her best years. At the last minute, her son Max is unable to join them because of protests that are bringing Hong Kong, where he lives, to a standstill. She has been out of touch with him for many years and after an otherwise uneventful summer and facing the void of retirement, she decides to visit him. A mother wants to check in on her children every now and then, but Hong Kong is also her adventure, her escape. She must spend a few days there by herself until Max returns from a worktrip. Protest-ridden Hong Kong is an enigmatic new world to her through which she moves carefully. Through conversations with strangers, she gradually settles in. A young woman who is sad to leave Hong Kong, Max’s doorman, a psychiatrist, a fortune teller and a social activist. These encounters and her experience of the city help her to break down the inner walls she constructed years ago and make way for a new chapter in her life. [KimStim]

Details

Runtime:	79 min
Rating:	Not Rated
Official Site:	https://www.kimstim.com/film/wood-and-water/
Production:	Trance Films
Genres:	Drama
Country:	DE
Languages:	English, German, yue

Director	Credit
Jonas Bak	Director

Writer	Credit
Jonas Bak	Writer

Principal Cast	Credit
Alexandra Batten	Hostel Roommate
Anke Bak	Mother
Edward Chan	Fortune Teller
Lena Ackermann	Cousin
Patrick Lo	Doorman
Patrick Shum	Psychiatrist
Ricky Yeung	Social Activist
Susanne Johnssen	Aunt
Theresa Bak	Sister

Producer	Credit
Alberto Gerosa	Line Producer
Andrea Roggon	Co-Producer
Charlotte Lelong	Producer
Heyna Wong	Line Producer
Ulla Lehmann	Co-Producer