eVideo
hoopla Instant
Closed Season
Year
2014
Language
GERMAN (ENGLISH subtitles)
Duration
1h 44m
Rating
NR
CC
Performers
Brigitte Hobmeier, Hans-Jochen Wagner, Christian Friedel, Thomas Loibl, Rami Heuberger, Max Mauff, Michaela Eshet, Ayala Meidan, Mike Maas, Wolfgang Packhäuser
Directed By
Franziska Schlotterer
Written By
Franziska Schlotterer, Gwendolyn Bellmann
Publication Information
Menemsha Films
Summary
Structured through flashback and a German student's search for his biological father in 1970s Israel, Closed Season is Albert's story (Christian Friedel): a Jewish boy fleeing Nazi persecution during WWII. Traveling through the mountains of the Black Forest and unable to cross the heavily patrolled Swiss border, he finds shelter with a farmer, Fritz (Hans-Jochen Wagner), and his wife Emma (Brigitte Hobmeier). Fritz and Emma, who have been unable to conceive, propose an unusual arrangement and request Albert father a child with Emma in exchange for continued shelter and protection.