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Be You

2024

An uneasy, cerebral watch that blurs performance and life, asking you to stay alert as art and audience collide.

Directed by
Patrick Fleischer
Starring
Martin Weiß, Christiane Klöker, Hermia Gerdes
Overview
A performance artist deals with body images. The boundary between performance and reality dissolves and leads to a conflict between audience and art.

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Directed by
Patrick Fleischer
Starring
Martin Weiß, Christiane Klöker, Hermia Gerdes
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • art
    • identity
    • obsession
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity8
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Directed by
    Patrick Fleischer
    Written by
    Patrick Fleischer
    Starring
    Martin Weiß, Christiane Klöker, Hermia Gerdes, Niklas Hummel, Jürgen Heimüller
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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