The Lower Depths (2022)
A newcomer to a mental health unit wants to help his fellow patients. But instead of seeking healing through self-recognition, he builds castles in the air and thus becomes a great threat to his fellow sufferers and ultimately to himself.
Director:
Pablo Knote
Writers:
Pablo Knote, Julian Dohmen.
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Thorsten Kai Botenbender as Hägar |
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Christoph Leszczynski as Roman |
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Isabella Nagy as Johanna |
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Hannah Pluschke as Station nurse |
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Daniel Warland as Luka |
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Merle Wasmuth as Station nurse (voice) |
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Denis Wiencke as The chess player |
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Steffen Will as Joseph |
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Anna Zhara as Anna |
| Directing | Pablo Knote | Director |
| Writing | Pablo Knote | Screenplay |
| Writing | Julian Dohmen | Screenplay |
| Writing | Maxim Gorky | Original Story |
| Camera | Jonas Thibaut | Director of Photography |
| Production | Philip Jakob Malewicz | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Niklas Lipski | Editor |
| Sound | Niklas Lipski | Sound |