21st German Film Festival 2017 (Golden Village)
Hidden Reserves
Language
German with English subtitles
Cast
Clemens Schick, Lena Lauzemis, Marion Mitterhammer, Marcus Signer, Jaschka Lämmert, Simon Schwarz
Synopsis
In Vienna, in the not-too-distant future, powerful companies have seized power. The city, as is the society, is deeply divided, with the privileged elite who can afford death insurance dominating the vast majority who can’t. In this sci-fi thriller written and directed by Valentin Hitz, insurance agent Vincent (Clemens Schick) becomes a victim of the system he has been so ruthlessly representing. As he tracks down the fascinating activist, Lisa (Lena Lauzemis), it suddenly strikes him that resistance is a real possibility. But the boundaries that define life itself are not as clearly defined as he had always believed.