Dramedy, Germany, 2020, 9:00 min
German with English subtitles
1749. A finance director is deeply unsettled when duchess Sophie demands that he speaks to her husband about the fulfilment of his marital duties.The Duke has a phimosis, deterring him from the politically important consummation of his marriage. A circumcision would solve the problem.The finance director and the ducal couple meet for a precarious cup of tea and the embarrassing topic soon raises tensions.
Credits
FILMSCHOOL
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
PRODUCER
Charlotte Vande Vyvre, Franziska Gärtner
DIRECTOR
Marleen Valien
SCRIPT
Mathis van den Berg
EDITING
Vreni Sarnes
DOP
Max Rauer
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Janina Velhorn
SOUND
Julian Berg
SOUND DESIGN
Johann Meis, Jan Lukas Mielke
MUSIC
Jonas Vogler
CAST
Louis Hofmann, Josephine Thiesen, Konrad Singer