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Original title

Scherbentanz (Shattered Glass)

Year

2002

Running time

95 min.

Country

Germany

Director

Chris Kraus

Screenwriter

Chris Kraus

Cast

Music

Jan Tilman Schade

Cinematography

Judith Kaufmann

Producer

SWR, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Arte France

Genre

Drama

Synopsis

This family drama centers around the eccentric Jesko (Jürgen Vogel), who, despite a debilitating condition, makes a visit to his father, Gebhard (Dietrich Hollinderbaumer), and brother, Ansgar (Peter Davor), on the day that Ansgar is scheduled to take over the family company. However, when Ansgar reveals that their long-estranged mother, Kathe (Margit Carstensen) has returned home, Jesko's life is thrown even further off of its already crooked axis. Though Jesko is far from normal himself, it's Kathe who is truly insane. Her lucidity is further put to the test when she turns out to be the most viable bone marrow donor for Jesko's much needed surgery. Flashbacks reveal that Kathe was, in fact, the cause of her own son's head injuries -- years of child abuse had done serious damage to his skull and brain. The deepest of family secrets, however, isn't revealed until the marrow of a little-known relative turns out to be a superior donor candidate.

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Shattered Glass

2002

Chris Kraus