27-year old Andi had a difficult childhood – and is now a divorced father. When he is in desperate need of money, he returns to his ex-wife, begging her to help him out. She does – by giving him money that belongs to her boyfriend, who doesn’t take very long to figure this out. He gets into a fight with Andi, who still seems to be in love with his girl and now suddenly has to worry about custody, too…
Germany | 2019 | 90 minutes directed by Barbara Ott produced by FLARE FILM GmbH
original score by John Gürtler, Jan Miserre & Lars Voges
«A piercing, powerful debut from Behrooz Karamizade, Empty Nets shines a light on the economic realities of Iran for young people who can barely afford to dream, let alone live.»
– Wendy Ide, Screen Daily
AWARDS & FESTIVALS
70th Berlin International Film Festival – Perspektive Deutsches Kino – World Premiere