66th Cork International Film Festival

Wood and Water + Q&A

Expired November 15, 2021 11:59 PM
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In partnership with the French Embassy in Ireland and Goethe Institut Irland


Anke, a widow, is retiring from her job at her local church in the Black Forest. She arranges a reunion with her three children at a familiar spot by the Baltic Sea. But when she hears that her son, Max, is unable to join them as protests have brought his new home of Hong Kong to a standstill, Anke decides to visit him instead. Shot exquisitely on 16mm film, and featuring arguably the most beautiful cross-continental transition of the year, Jonas Bak’s debut feature is a meditative travelogue: an ode to facing one’s own fears and moving on.


(Copy written by Si Edwards)





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  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    79 minutes
  • Language
    German, English, Cantonese
  • Country
    Germany, France, Hong Kong
  • Premiere
    Irish Premiere
  • Note
    Subtitled
  • Director
    Jonas Bak
  • Screenwriter
    Jonas Bak
  • Producer
    Charlotte Lelong
  • Cast
    Anke Bak, Ricky Yeung, Alexandra Batten
  • Cinematographer
    Alex Grigoras
  • Editor
    Jonas Bak
  • Composer
    Brian Eno
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