On the set of an adaptation of Medea in West Africa, the two main actors fall in love with each other. When the film premieres in Berlin, Maja defends her on-screen partner Nourou, who is the victim of an abuse of authority by a security guard. Art and life become intertwined, and events spiral out of control.
TITLE Gavagai (WT)
GENRE Drama
LENGTH ca. 90 min.
FORMAT HD
LANGUAGE French, English, German
LOCATIONS Germany, Senegal
PRODUCTION Sutor Kolonko, Good Fortune Films (FR)
PRODUCERS Ingmar Trost, Clément Duboin
CO-PRODUCER Maren Ade
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY Ulrich Köhler
COMMISSIONING EDITORS Harald Steinwender (BR), Carlos Gerstenhauer (BR), Bettina Ricklefs (BR), Claudia Tronnier (Arte), Andrea Hanke (WDR), Cooky Ziesche (RBB), Tobias Gottschlich (RBB)
SUPPORTED BY BKM, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, medienboard BerlinBrandenburg, DFFF, Eurimages, CNC, FFA