DER SCHWIMMER

short film, 14 Min, official selection Cannes Filmfestival 2004

The story tells a betrayal. The idea of an absurd flight out of former East Germany equals the tragic cul-de-sac of a love: If love helps to make true the dream of one of the two, the lovers will be separated. But, if she does not help, one of the lovers has to give up his only dream – and love will go down the drain as well.

Screenplay and Director: Klaus Hüttmann, Cinematographer: Jürgen Jürges,Production Design Claus-Jürgen Pfeiffer

Starring Lisa Maria Potthoff, Florian Panzner, Volkmar Kleinert,

Festivals: official selection Cannes Filmfestival 2004, Montréal Filmfest 2004, LA Shorts 2004, Drama Filmfestival, Greece, 2004, Filmfestival Denver 2005, Stockholm Filmfestival 2005, Filmfestival Bilbao 2005, Filmfest Dresden, Strasbourg, Rome.