GOLIATH
synopsis
Gentle gestures, passionate gazes: separated from the rest of the world, David and Jessy live in a simple two-room apartment in the suburbs. Their love is put to the test when Jessy unintentionally gets pregnant. The thought of becoming a father causes David to panic. When, a few days later, they are attacked in the suburban train and David is unable to protect his girlfriend, David’s fear of not being man enough is confirmed. In desperation, he starts to inject anabolic steroids and gets into excessive power training. His newly acquired muscles initially help him to feel strong and confident. But the effect of the steroids soon turns negative. David develops aggressive and unpredictable traits and becomes a threat to his girlfriend and the unborn child…
original title: | Goliath |
country: | Switzerland |
sales agent: | Wide Management |
year: | 2017 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Dominik Locher |
film run: | 85' |
screenplay: | Dominik Locher, Ken Zumstein |
cast: | Sven Schelker, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, José Barros, Anna Schinz, Artan Morina, Bettina Stucky, Isabelle Menke, Lisa Brühlmann, Matthias Fankhauser, Annina Euling, Michael Neuenschwander |
cinematography by: | Gabriel Lobos |
film editing: | Rebecca Trösch, Aurora Franco Vögeli |
art director: | Marlen Grassinger, Frederik Kunkel |
costumes designer: | Laura Locher |
producer: | Rajko Jazbec, Dario Schoch |
production: | CognitoFilms, SRF - Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK |
distributor: | Filmcoopi |