Risen from Ruins
26-Best Student Fiction
Harry Besel
Germany,
Drama,
Historical,
German,
00:20:00
The 1990s: In the chaos following the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, two friends set out to rebuild their lives—by smuggling German cars into the wreckage of post-Soviet Russia.
Film block:
STUDENT FICTION / STILL LIFE
Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 2
- Language German
- Country Germany
- Genre Drama, Historical
- Producer Harry Besel
- Cast Alexander Waigel, Alexej Boris, Andrej Agranovski, Gleb Romov, Johann-Christof Laubisch, Julia Gens, Lilli Sommerhage, Lukas Umlauft, Nikita Petrosian, Wolfgang Preussger
- Year of creation 2025
- Duration 00:20:00
Harry Besel is a film director and screenwriter born in Kazakhstan and raised in Kassel, graduating with distinction in Visual Communication from Kunsthochschule Kassel (2024). His graduation film "Risen from Ruins" premiered at Hof IFF and won the Next Generation International Audience Award at Brussels Short Film Festival, screening also at IN THE PALACE. His earlier "GRENZER – A Border Tale" (2023) and "The Ball Man" (2019, shot on 16mm) screened at festivals including On Art Film Festival, where the latter received an Honorable Mention. He has assisted Bertrand Mandico and Tom Schreiber on feature productions.
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