
Helene Hegemann
Striker
This event will be held in German.
N, a martial arts instructor, is currently training for an important competition. She lives sandwiched between a troubled neighbourhood and upmarket villas, and is having an affair with a politician from the defence committee. One morning, N notices mysterious symbols on the fire wall opposite her apartment. Although she can’t decipher them, she senses instantly that they are portents. Then, suddenly, a young homeless woman appears at N’s door with her suitcases and bags. The socially critical fourth novel by director and (screenplay) writer Helene Hegemann explores class struggle, conspiracy theories, wealth, and displacement, and examines “(…) the attempt to find one’s place in a world full of contradictions.” (radio3, rbb Kultur)
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Author: Helene Hegemann
Moderation: Gesa Schneider