THE LIGHTS, THEY FALL
by Saša Vajda
synopsis
Sixteen-year-old Ilay aimlessly drifts through the outskirts of Berlin. His mother, Maria, lies on her deathbed, cared for by Ana, a Mexican palliative nurse. Refusing to accept his mother’s impending death, Ilay retreats further into himself, increasingly shutting himself off from reality.
| international title: | The Lights, They Fall |
| original title: | The Lights, They Fall |
| country: | Germany |
| year: | 2026 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Saša Vajda |
| film run: | 87' |
| screenplay: | Saša Vajda |
| cast: | Mohammed Yassin Ben Majdouba, Flor Prieto Catemaxca, Mahira Hakberdieva, Safet Bajraj, Shanthi Philipp, Solomon Guye, Mahir Özel |
| cinematography by: | Tom Otte |
| film editing: | Denys Darahan, Saša Vajda |
| art director: | Stella Rossié |
| costumes designer: | Ulé Barcelos |
| producer: | Chantal Scheiner, Saša Vajda, David Vajda |
| co-producer: | Kristof Gerega, Sophie Ahrens, Fabian Altenried |
| production: | vajda film, Schuldenberg Films, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) |
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