Mariana's Trench (2024)
Since her little brother Tim drowned in Trieste, Paula has lost the will to live. When she encounters old Helmut, a widower who wants to drive the ashes of his late wife to South Tyrol, she sees a way out – to go to Trieste and take her own life on Tim's birthday. But during the journey, an unexpected friendship develops with Helmut – and her lust for life is reborn.
Director:
Eileen Byrne
Writers:
Eileen Byrne, Jasmin Schreiber.
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Luna Wedler as Paula |
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Edgar Selge as Helmut |
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Martin Abram as Ulrich |
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Dominik Raneburger as Polizist |
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Nicolas Lech as Manu |
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Celina Terán Gómez as Polizistin |
| Directing | Eileen Byrne | Director |
| Writing | Eileen Byrne | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jasmin Schreiber | Screenplay |
| Production | Bernard Michaux | Producer |
| Production | Jani Thiltges | Producer |
| Production | Claude Waringo | Producer |
| Camera | Petra Korner | Director of Photography |
| Art | Martin Reiter | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ildiko Okolicsanyi | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fredo Roeser | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Ken Rischard | Sound |
| Writing | Jasmin Schreiber | Novel |