Because We Dreamt of Flying

Deutschland 2017-2019 Spielfilm

Summary

The story of Marx and Mercedes begins in a sleepy Southern Italian town. Marx is a young German trying to recuperate from his suicidal depression along the rocky cliffs of Apulia. He runs from his problems and straight into the mysterious Russian beauty, Mercedes, who’s more than happy to create new ones for him. She’s a vivid, visceral young woman with a deep loathing for boredom. The unlikely pair finds a strange fascination in one another and a game begins as each spins a story about who they are, pushing the boundaries of truth and fiction, rewriting their own pasts according to their dreams. Reality begins to blur as they play their game out in the world, spiraling out of control until Mercedes’ lover Deo, with unfortunately powerful connections to the Mafia, ends up dead. "Because we dreamt of flying" takes notes from classic couple crime films like "Bonnie & Clyde", "Breathless" and "Badlands", but tells a story that is unmistakably modern, whose characters suffer the woes of privilege. Improvised on the basis of a treatment, the film is a poetic adventure, a crime film without justice, a love story without a kiss, a documentary fairy tale.

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH

 

 

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Credits

All Credits

Shoot

    • Deutschland, Italien
Duration:
88 min
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 24.10.2019, Hof, Internationale Filmtage

Titles

  • Originaltitel (DE) Because We Dreamt of Flying

Versions

Original

Duration:
88 min
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 24.10.2019, Hof, Internationale Filmtage