Jonathan

2016, 99 min.

Jonathan (2016)

Awards

2016
San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival
Best First FeatureĀ at Frameline

Damn These Heels Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah
Dramatic Audience Award

International Filmfest Emden Norderney
Emder Screenplay Award

Hessian Film Award
Best Screenplay

Production

Director   Piotr J. Lewandowski
Screenplay   Piotr J. Lewandowski
Cinematography   Jeremy Rouse
Music   Lenny Mockridge
Art Direction   Erwin Prib
Producers   Alexandra Kordes,
Meike Kordes,
Carsten Strauch

Cast

Jonathan Ā  Jannis Niewohner
Burghardt, Jonathan’s Father Ā  Andre M. Hennicke
Anka, Caretaker Ā  Julia Koschitz
Ron, Burghardt’s Friend Ā  Thomas Sarbacher
Martha, Jonathan Aunt Ā  Barbara Auer
Lasse Ā  Max Mauff
Maik Ā  Leon Seidel
Bernd Ā  Carsten Strauch
Christina Ā  Ella-Maria Gollmer
Vaddi Ā  Robert Alexander Baer

Story

Jonathan is 23; he and his aunt, Martha, work on their farm. Jonathan also devotes himself to looking after his father Burghardt, who has cancer. But his father stubbornly sabotages all of his son’s efforts to care for him. Jonathan finds it increasingly difficult to cope until they hire a young caretaker, Anka, to help. Jonathan and Anka fall in love; her experience of working at a hospice helps Jonathan to gain new insight into his father’s situation. The story takes another dramatic turn when Ron, Burghardt’s long-lost friend from his youth, re-appears – and a well-kept family secret is uncovered.