SAMI, JOE AND I
SAMI, JOE AND I
Sami, Joe und Ich. Switzerland 2020. Director: Karin Heberlein. Screenplay: Karin Heberlein. 94 Min. Fiction. Language: Swiss German, Spanish, Serbo-Croatian, German. Subtitles: English. OV w/Eng. sub (Kino), OV w/sub (online). Suitable from age 12. Recommended from age 15.
It is supposed to be the summer of their lives. 16-year-olds Sami, Joe and Leyla are inseparable. They dream of freedom, parties and their future after graduation. But reality catches up with them. Sami suffers from her strict parents, Joe needs to take constant care of her siblings and Leyla nervously starts her apprenticeship as a chef. And when a traumatic experience befalls Joe her friends are badly needed. Post-migrant Zurich is the showplace of this energetic film, which brings the turbulent emotional world of adolescence to the point. At the end of this crazy rollercoaster ride they need to ask themselves: Will their dreams withstand reality?
Filmografie
2021 ICH BIN TED | 2020 SAMI, JOE UND ICH | 2017 THE BARREL
Biografie
After being born in Basle and raised in Zurich, Karin Heberlein moved to London to study acting at the Central School of Speech & Drama. After a further training in the filed of directing she has been working as a director and author since 2013. SAMI, JOE UND ICH is her first feature film.