Armadingen

Walter lives with his wife Helga on an isolated farm in northern Germany. The marriage has grown cold over the years, their love having been long since replaced by routine. One late summer morning, Walter hears on his tractor radio news of an enormous asteroid hurtling towards the earth. All attempts to prevent impact are futile. Mankind will be annihilated in sixteen hours. Suddenly facing his own mortality, Walter finds himself contemplating the love for his wife he had all but forgotten. He decides to hide the news of the end of the world from her. Tormented by his dishonesty, Walter struggles to restore his marriage by giving Helga the best possible last day on earth.

Philipp Käßbohrer was born in Biberach in 1983. He studied directing at Academy of Arts and Media at Cologne. With the creative collective “bildundtonfabrik” he produces short films, music videos, advertisement and TV formats.

This film has been selected because it was part of “Soirée Allemande – A Crush on German Short Films” at the 34th International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand, France, on January 30, 2012.

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