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The World Beyond My Head

Germany, 2018, 99 minutes, Color, German; Turkish subtitled, Turkish Sign Language


2018 Max Ophüls Prize Prize of the Youth Jury

Director:  Eibe Maleen Krebs

Screenplay: Andreas Keck, Eibe Maleen Krebs
Cinematography: Judith Kaufmann
Editing: Mari von Deutsch
Music: Martin Lingnau, Ingmar Süberkrüb
Production: Junafilm UG

Christoph starts his voluntary social year as the personal caretaker of 28-year old Sven, a critically ill young man suffering from muscular dystrophy. When the two become friends, Sven confides a secret to Christoph that leaves him seriously morally conflicted.