Synopsis
Germania is the story of a Volga-German family’s last day in their village in Entre Ríos. The Mother and her two teenage children, Lucas and Brenda, go into an intimate mourning, waiting for goodbye. But the reasons of their leaving the village are mysterious. Their farm has been devastated by a plague, and the villagers -who blame it on divine punishment- try and avoid being too close to them.
Director's bio
Maximiliano Schonfeld was born in 1982, in Crespo, Entre Ríos, Argentina. He studied at the National Film School (ENERC). In 2012 he wrote and directed Germania, winner of the NDR Award for Best First Feature in Hamburg, Special Jury Award and Feisal at the BAFICI, Best Film and Best Director in Punta del Este. Summoned to participate in the DOX: LAB of the Copenhagen Film Festival, he co-directs the medium-length film Auster, together with Kadri Kõusaar. His second film, The Black Frost is presented in the official Panorama section in Berlin. He is currently shooting his third film Jesús López.
