EXIT MARRAKECH
synopsis
The tense relationship between seventeen-year-old Ben and his father Heinrich, an internationally acclaimed stage director. During school holidays, Ben visits Heinrich, who is in Marrakesh with a play at an international theater festival. They travel through vast and spectacular landscapes. Ben, who has not seen his father for a very long time, has a falling out with him but falls in love with Karina, a Moroccan girl. He disappears from their hotel room and accompanies her to a remote village in the Atlas Mountains. After not hearing from Ben, Heinrich decides to search for him. Reunited, Ben and Heinrich set out on a journey through Marrakesh and end up in a life-threatening situation that may be their very last chance to connect as father and son...
international title: | Exit Marrakech |
original title: | Exit Marrakech |
country: | Germany |
sales agent: | The Playmaker (ex ARRI Media Worldsales) |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Caroline Link |
film run: | 123' |
release date: | DE 24/10/2013, AT 25/10/2013, CH 07/11/2013 |
screenplay: | Caroline Link |
cast: | Ulrich Tukur, Samuel Schneider, Hafsia Herzi, Josef Bierbichler, Marie-Lou Sellem |
cinematography by: | Bella Halben |
film editing: | Patricia Rommel |
art director: | Susann Bieling |
costumes designer: | Barbara Grupp |
producer: | Peter Herrmann, Rodolphe Buet |
production: | Desert Flower Filmproductions |
distributor: | StudioCanal Germany |