Nowhere
Auf der Flucht vor den Repressionen des kommunistischen Regimes in Vietnam und dem Krieg mit den Roten Khmer, überlebt der achtjährige Ngoc eine dreiwöchige Bootsfahrt nur knapp, dank der Menschlichkeit eines malaysischen Fischers. Vierzig Jahre später beschließt er, mittlerweile erfolgreicher österreichischer TCM Arzt, ankommende Bootsflüchtlinge auf Lesbos medizinisch zu versorgen. Dabei wird ihm schmerzhaft bewusst, dass sich sein Schicksal in dieser neuen Flüchtlingsgeneration wiederholt. Um seiner eigenen Geschichte auf den Grund zu gehen, beginnt er eine schwierige Reise zurück in die Vergangenheit.
When fleeing from the oppression of the communist regime in Vietnam, eight-year-old Ngoc managed to survive alone on a boat odyssey for three weeks. Thanks to an Austrian family who already had four small children of their own, he managed to completely integrate into Austrian society and grew up to become a renowned TCM doctor. Forty years later he decides to give medical aid to arriving boat refugees on the island of Lesbos. There he realises that his own destiny is repeated in the fate of this new generation of refugees. Intent on finding peace, together with his 12-year-old son Kai he embarks on a difficult journey into his own past.
Director's Biography
Natalie Halla
Natalie Halla was born in Linz in 1975. She studied law and translation and learned the tools for documentary film making as an autodidact. Since 2010 she has been the producer, script writer and director of several award winning feature-length documentaries, mainly focussing on humanitarian and social issues.
Film Selection: Nowhere (2018, doc) - Life in Four Elements (2017, doc) – Wurzelkinder (Children of the Forest, 2015, doc) - Ein Spiel der Gene (The Heir Of Liszt, 2014, doc) - Separated (2012, doc, CE'13) - Gaelle (2011, doc)
Natalie Halla was born in Linz in 1975. She studied law and translation and learned the tools for documentary film making as an autodidact. Since 2010 she has been the producer, script writer and director of several award winning feature-length documentaries, mainly focussing on humanitarian and social issues.
Film Selection: Nowhere (2018, doc) - Life in Four Elements (2017, doc) – Wurzelkinder (Children of the Forest, 2015, doc) - Ein Spiel der Gene (The Heir Of Liszt, 2014, doc) - Separated (2012, doc, CE'13) - Gaelle (2011, doc)
Local Artists 2019
Natalie Halla
Österreich 2018
color
61 Minuten
Deutsch OmeU
Drehbuch Natalie Halla
Kamera Teemu Liakka, Natalie Halla
Schnitt Natalie Halla
Musik Michael Andreas Haeringer
Mit Ngoc Levan, Kai Levan, Verena Levan
Produzent*innen Natalie Halla
Produktion
Creative Movies
Weltvertrieb
Natalie Halla
Österreichpremiere
Weltpremiere
International Film Festival Valladolid 2018
Premierenstatus / Premiere Status Austrian Premiere
