Leaving

A quiet, unblinking stare at bureaucratic waiting, where a single take turns everyday limbo into slow, uneasy tension.

Directed by

Clemens von Wedemeyer

Genres

History

Starring

Ekaterina Choulman, Victor Choulman, Margarita Breitkreiz

Overview

The film reconstructs in Berlin a scene in front of the German consulate in Moscow, using a single and continuous camera shot, with no cuts. Russian immigrants are standing and waiting to get a visa; there's a different gate for each travel reason. Help and assistance is being offered in front of the entrances. A woman walks by the waiting line and is withheld: Her bag is too big and must be handed in. She looks for a place where she can leave it.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense and bleak. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Isolation, identity, immigration, power

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

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