Überleben in Brandenburg

Surviving Brandenburg

Auteur filmmaker Lazlo Kovac is denied funding for his film project. Too old, heart problems and no longer employable. Didn’t the Hungarian from Lake Balaton want to reach the top? What now? Continue to be dependent on his successful wife? Lazlo slides into a virtual life crisis and finds comfort in a “fantastic woman” from the neighboring village.

When a right-wing politician runs for the mayoral elections as the only candidate, Lazlo seems to come to his senses: In order to prevent the “right-wing bozo” from ruling over his village of 120 souls, he hastily allows himself to be nominated as a liberal counter-candidate. ÜBERLEBEN IN BRANDENBURG is a comedy about ageism and post-midlife crisis with a red-hot connection to the current political situation.

Source: 57th International Hof film festival 2023