POWER OF LOVE (2023)

105 minutes | fiction | Germany, Finland | stickup filmproduktion in co-production with BUFO, RBB & arte

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Synopsis

Saara (35) and Robert (32) are high on their love. Just recently Robert moved from Berlin to Helsinki to give their relationship a real perspective. Their love is a constant play with gender role clichés and power relations, yet behind the unconventional façade, both have to struggle with their fears and insecurities. Looking forward to a time-out, the two set off to an extensive summer holiday on a lonely island in the Finnish archipelago. Triggered by the rough nature, the couple falls back into archaic patterns they are desperately trying to overcome.

Cast

Saara Kotkaniemi
Nicola Perot
Outi Mäenpää
Cecilia Paul
Elmer Bäck
Timo Torikka

Crew

Writer & Director
Jonas Rothlaender

Cinematography
Carmen Treichl

Editor
Anne Fabini

Production Design
Kaisa Mäkinen

Costume Design
Roosa Marttini

Make-Up
Minna Pilvinen
Anna Kulju

Original Sound & Sounddesign
Julian Cropp

Mixing
Johannes Kunz

Music
Julius Pollux Rothlaender

Casting
Minna Sorvoja
Ulrike Müller

Commissioning Editor RBB
Cooky Ziesche

Commissioning Editor RBB/arte
Manuel Tanner

Commissioning Editor arte
Barbara Häbe

Commissioning Editor YLE
Erkki Astala

Produced by
Luisa Leopold
Julia M. Müller
Dennis Schanz
Luis Singer

Co-produced by
Misha Jari
Mark Lwoff

StickUp Filmproduktion in co-production with BUFO & rbb
In collaboration with arte & YLE

Supported by
Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM)
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Deutscher Filmförderfonds

Finnish Film Foundation
West Finland Film Commission

Eurimages

Script development supported by
Moin Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein

© StickUp Filmproduktion, Bufo, rbb 2023

Technical Information

Germany/Finland 2023, Fiction, 105 Minutes, Color 2K
24F/Sec, 1:1,235, Dolby 5.1, German, English, Finnish with Engl. Subtitles