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2026
International Short Film Festival Detmold
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Partner: Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg
Director:
Mert Yanik
Filmmaker's profile
During a trip with his older brother (Don), a young man named Sancho tries to free him from a dangerous delusion. For Don, every moment is part of a sacred knightly crusade against evil. But the further Don flies, the more Sancho wonders: How do you hold on to someone who can no longer be held?
Duration: 8min.
Country: Germany
Language: German
Year: 2026
Genre: Fiction (Drama)
Topic: Adventure, Animation, Brotherhood, Childhood, Literature
Director: Mert Yanik
Production company: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Writer: Mert Yanik
Cinematographer: Emilia Riedmann
Editor: Victor Pauls, Mert Yanik
Music: Yannic Bechtold
Actors: David Ali Rashed , Carl Benzschawel
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