SMOTHER
synopsis
Due to her alcohol addiction and a resulting car accident, Michi has lost the trust of her young daughter Hanna and her husband Alex. After the sudden death of Michi's estranged father, the young family drives to her parents' house in the country. After the funeral, Michi decides to stay there for a few days with Hanna hoping to regain her daughter's trust. Soon repressed memories of Michi's childhood and the suicide of her mentally ill mother surface. She numbs herself with alcohol and drives another wedge between herself and her daughter. At the height of her madness, Michi must confront her own demons to save her daughter.
international title: | Smother |
original title: | Heimsuchung |
country: | Austria |
sales agent: | Picture Tree International |
year: | 2023 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Achmed Abdel-Salam |
film run: | 90' |
screenplay: | Achmed Abdel-Salam |
cast: | Cornelia Ivancan, Lola Herbst, Lukas Turtur, Heinz Trixner, Inge Maux, Franziska Rieck, Gisela Salcher, Christoph F. Krutzler, Iva Höpperger, Gerald Walsberger |
cinematography by: | Alexander Dirninger |
film editing: | Matthias Writze |
art director: | Winnie Küchl |
costumes designer: | Veronika Susanna Harb |
music: | Daniel Helmer |
producer: | Mathias Forberg, Eugen Klim, Viktoria Salcher, Lena Weiss |
line producer: | Viktoria Salcher |
production: | Glitter & Doom Filmproduktion, Prisma Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH |