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Deadweight
A sea captain leads an international crew and has to face moral questions after a disturbing accident.
Axel Koenzen
Germany, 2016
Feature Film
Synopsis
Ahti Ikonen is a reliable captain at the height of his career. He is in command of the 35,000-ton container vessel Brugge, which enters the port of Savannah/United States behind schedule. The loading of the ship commences in haste as the crew, led by the ambitious Romanian officer Katia, works by the piece so that they can sail in time. The Filipino seaman James has an accident during this semi- legal lashing procedure. Ahti has to face the consequences of his orders: In the port of Rotterdam/Netherlands unionized dockworkers exploit the incident and refuse to unload the ship. Standstill. The captain is caught between the frontlines. Ahti is keen to elucidate the accident, but the situation becomes more and more contradictory…Festivals & awards
- World Premiere at the 66th edition of the Berlinale, February 2016 (Berlin International Film Festival)
- Torino Film Festiaval 2016
CREDITS
Cast
Tommi KorpelaEma Vetean
Manuelito Acido
Archie Alemania
Frank Lammers
Jeanne Balibar
director
Axel Koenzenwriters
Horst MarkgrafAxel Koenzen
Boris Doran
producer
Benny DrechselKarsten Stöter
Mark Lwoff
Misha Jaari
cinematography
Alexander Gheorghiudevelopment supported by
Medienboard Berlin-BrandenburgFilmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein
supported by
ARTEWestdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung
YLE
Finnish Film Fund
produced by
RohfilmBufo
