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Hilde's Journey
- Director: Christof Vorster
- Writer: Gabriele Strohm; Christof Vorster
CGiii Comment
Not one of the happiest films out there in the land of CGiii.
It's a low key study of bereavement and greed - split three ways.
A quiet affair....perhaps, a little too quiet.
The danger is that you may lose interest halfway through and succumb to a deep sleep.
Still...there are those that it will hold a certain significance...
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Steff, a solitary gay man nearing middle age in Zurich, seeks capital to buy a furniture restoration business. A newspaper's funeral notice for Martin Hilder, dead from cancer, jolts him: he and Martin had been lovers for three years, and Steff didn't know Martin was ill. At the funeral, Martin's gaunt lover, Rex, angrily denounces the family's denial: Martin, whom he calls "Hilde" and refers to as "she," died of AIDS. Martin's will leaves everything to Steff, plus the wish that his ashes be released into the sea off the coast of France. Martin's mother wants the estate and the ashes: she makes Steff an offer. Rex wants Martin's wishes honored. Will the ashes reach the sea?
Cast & Characters
Michael Finger as Rex, Martin's boyfriend;
Heidi-Maria Gloessner as Mrs. Elizabeth Hilder, Martin's mother;
Carlos Leal as Monk at monastery;
Peter Rühring as Dr. Braun, Mrs. Hilder's lawyer;
Oliver Stokowski as Stephan Bertsch, Martin's former boyfriend;
Katharina von Bock as Gina Levaggi, Martin's best friend