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The Kidnapping of the Bride

Partner: AG Kurzfilm   |   future frames – presented by european film promotion

Director: Sophia Mocorrea
Filmmaker's profile

Luisa from Argentina and Fred from Germany are confronted with their social roles at their wedding. The tradition of kidnapping the bride threatens the couple's equality. There is no room for love in this role-play of marriage.

 

Sales Agent and Distributor:

interfilm Berlin

Details

Duration: 30min.

Country: Germany

Language: German, English, Spanish

Year: 2023

Genre: Fiction (Comedy), Fiction (Drama)

Topic: Adolescence, Adult Relationship, Falling in Love, Family, Feminism, Identity, Immigration, Latino, Love, Marriage, Patriarchy, Racism, Relationship, Romance

Cast & Crew

Director: Sophia Mocorrea

Production company: Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf

Writer: Sophia Mocorrea

Cinematographer: Jacob Sauermilch

Editor: Jannik Eckenstaler, Sofia A. Machado

Actors: Rai Todoroff , David Bruning , Anne Kulbatzki , Tatiana Saphir , Leon Dima Villanueva , Aroha Almagro Davies , Patricia Pilgrim , Daniel Wendler , Andreas Rogsch , Michaela Winterstein , Niels Bormann , Jeannette Urzendowsky ,

Sales Agent: Clara Miranda Scherffig

Festivals & Awards

2023

Sundance Film Festival Sundance Film Festival short film jury award: international fiction

Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival special mention

New Directors / New Films Festival at MoMa, New York City, USA

San Francisco International Film Festival

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