Hands of a Mother
– A family reunion aboard a ship becomes a turning point in the life of 39-year-old engineer Markus. W..
A family reunion aboard a ship becomes a turning point in the life of 39-year-old engineer Markus. When his son Adam (4) gets a little cut after going to the bathroom with his grandmother Renate, Markus recalls for the first time what his mother did to him when he was a little boy. Markus and his wife Monika find themselves confronted with an ugly truth of the kind you wouldn’t think a mother capable of.
25 Jun 2016
German
Florian Eichinger
Florian Eichinger (screenplay)
Katharina Behrens, Andreas Döhler, Sebastian Fräsdorf, Heiko Pinkowski
At a family gathering on a boat, engineer Markus vaguely remembers what his mother did to him when he was a child. Soon, Markus and his wife Monika have to face an unthinkable truth and violation, that a mother would seem incapable of.
3 wins & 6 nominations.