Title of film : Pelican Blood
Director Name : Katrin Gebbe
Cast & crew :
Producer : Verena Grafe Hoft,Mila Voinikova
Editor : Heike Gnida
Cast :
Synopsis : Wiebke (45) lives together with her adoptive daughter Nicolina (9) on an idyllic horse farm. After many years of waiting, she now has the chance to adopt another girl, Raya (5), to provide Nicolina with the longed-for sister. The first weeks are harmonious, and the siblings get along great. But shortly thereafter, Wiebke realizes that Raya, initially shy and charming, is becoming increasingly aggressive and poses a danger to herself and others. The mother will soon have to cross borders and take extreme decisions to protect her cubs.
Director Bio : Katrin Gebbe studied liberal arts and visual communication at the Academy of Visual Arts in Enschede, where she made her first short experimental film. In 2005, she completed her postgraduate specialty work of film direction at the Hamburg Media School. Her degree work, the short film Şoreş & Şîrîn, featuring Ulrike Folkerts, was awarded at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival with the ″Adult Jury Prize″ for short films. In addition, Şoreş & Şîrîn also received the European Young Civis media prize in 2009.
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