The closing film! A few years back Veiko Ounpuu gave us Venice winner Autumn Ball, about alienation in a grey urban area. There he presented a perfect portrait of an environment where nothing good can grow. In a society where not even the priests believe in God, noone needs to obey the ten Commandments. St Tony's journey towards his fated goal starts at the death bed of his father, a death he carries with him throughout the film. In a most depraved establishment, Das Goldene Zeitalter, Herr Meister rules - played by Swede Sten Ljunggren. Don't believe in love, it will only lead you further into hell! A film about being in the midst of life and having lost your bearings. Parallel international premiers in Sundance, where the film is competing for the main award, and Göteborg.
Freddy Olsson