KIKI & TIGER
synopsis
1997. Tiger, a Serb living in Germany is best friends with an illegal Albanian refugee, Kiki. A natural hustler, Kiki sweet-talks his way into odd jobs and women's hearts. The bond between the two men appears unbreakable, but the combination of Tiger's malicious father, who despises Albanians, and Kiki's new German girlfriend conspires to draw them apart. An emotional roller coaster, Gsponer's film casts a cold light on the reality of refugees' lives in Europe today. Powerfully acted, this is an auspicious feature debut for such a young director.
original title: | Kiki & Tiger |
country: | Germany, Switzerland |
sales agent: | Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg |
year: | 2002 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Alain Gsponer |
film run: | 55' |
screenplay: | Alain Gsponer, Edin Hinrichs-Hadzimahovic, Alexander Buresch |
cast: | Lenn Kudrjawizki, Stipe Erceg, Monika Ebert, Marek Wlodarczyk |
cinematography by: | Matthias Fleischer |
film editing: | Michael Schaerer |
art director: | Andreas Marquard |
music: | Marius Lange |
producer: | Rima Schmidt |
production: | SRF - Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg |