MOVIE
About
Structured through flashback and a German student's search for his biological father in 1970s Israel, Closed Season is Albert's story (Christian Friedel): a Jewish boy fleeing Nazi persecution during WWII. Traveling through the mountains of the Black Forest and unable to cross the heavily patrolled Swiss border, he finds shelter with a farmer, Fritz (Hans-Jochen Wagner), and his wife Emma (Brigitte Hobmeier). Fritz and Emma, who have been unable to conceive, propose an unusual arrangement and request Albert father a child with Emma in exchange for continued shelter and protection.
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- SubtitlesEnglish
- Closed CaptionsNo
Artists
Franziska SchlottererDirector
Franziska SchlottererWriter
Gwendolyn BellmannWriter
Philipp HombergProducer
Itai TamirProducer
Christian DrewingProducer
Brigitte HobmeierActor
Hans-Jochen WagnerActor
Christian FriedelActor
Thomas LoiblActor
Rami HeubergerActor
Max MauffActor
Michaela EshetActor
Ayala MeidanActor
Mike MaasActor
Wolfgang PackhäuserActor