El carro azul

After his grandmother’s death Hansel returns to Cuba from San Francisco to look after his disabled brother, Marcos. The brothers have drifted apart. Marcos misses his grandmother and refuses to accept that she has died. She was the only one he trusted, the only one to look after him so patiently, and to teach him so much about the world, time, humans and animals. At first Marcos sees Hansel as an intruder in his world. He spends most of his time on the balcony looking up and down the street and playing a game he always used to play with his grandmother: waiting for an orange car. Hansel tries to approach his brother, albeit somewhat awkwardly. He begins to play the game with him, in his own way – hoping to regain his brother’s trust.

details

  • Runtime

    20' min
  • Country

    Germany
  • Year of Presentation

    2014
  • Year of Production

    2014
  • Director

    Valerie Heine
  • Cast

    Miriam Soccarás, Marcos Costa, Carlos Riverón
  • Production Company

    KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln
  • Berlinale Section

    perspective german cinema
  • Berlinale Category

    Short Film

Biography Valerie Heine

Born in Berlin in 1985, she studied philosophy and art history at Freie Universität Berlin and then attended the SF Art & Film Workshop during her studies at San Francisco City College before receiving a scholarship from Berkeley Digital Film Institute. After switching to the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne, she attended the International Film and Television School of San Antonio de los Baños in Cuba as part of an exchange programme where she made her second film, EL CARRO AZUL.

Filmography Valerie Heine

2011 Frühlingsabend | 2011 Melencolia | 2013 One Night Fall | 2014 El carro azul