TENDER PARASITES
by Christian Becker, Oliver Schwabe
synopsis
The love story of a couple who developed their own specific survival strategies. Without a permanent home or steady job, they live in a self-made camp in the woods and simply use the municipal swimming pool, when they need to shower. Always short on cash, they make a living as providers of human services. They satisfy their employers’ desires. They give them, what they need or what they lack. When Jakob gets hired by a married couple to take on the role of their deceased son and, along the way, grows apart from Manu, their lifestyle is derailed.
| international title: | Tender Parasites | 
| original title: | Zarte Parasiten | 
| country: | Germany | 
| year: | 2009 | 
| genre: | fiction | 
| directed by: | Christian Becker, Oliver Schwabe | 
| film run: | 87' | 
| screenplay: | Christian Becker, Oliver Schwabe | 
| cast: | Robert Stadlober, Sylvester Groth, Maja Schoene, Corinna Kirchhof | 
| cinematography by: | Oliver Schwabe | 
| film editing: | Christian Becker | 
| art director: | Katja Schloemer | 
| music: | Aurelio Valle | 
| producer: | Juliane Thevissen | 
| production: | RheinFilm GmbH | 
| backing: | Filmstiftung NRW, WDR | 

















