Swim­ming Les­son

While Mrs. Jacobs gives swimming lessons to the young caregiver Nadja in her retirement home, the two develop a quiet attraction to each other. Even though the old woman secretly longs for it, she struggles with social values and her own feelings, which deny her this closeness.

Credits

Cast:

Katharina Nesytowa

Friederike Frerichs

Alexander Ullmann

Script:

Lisa Hürtgen

Olivia Requat

Camera:

Gisela Günther

Editing:

Laura Hölzel

Producer:

Lisa Hürtgen

Sound:

Manfredi Rignanese

Music:

Andreas Schmidgen

Film info

Direction:

Lisa Hürtgen

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2022

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

Dolby 5.1

Language:

German

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

9.57 min