Unfertiges Land
Unfinished Ground

film type fiction Production Country Germany production year 2022 runtime 22'50 colour Color
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.66:1 sound format Dolby SR original-language English, German, Romanian subtitles English, German

Liana lives in precarious circumstances together with her father Stancu in Germany. When Liana's long-awaited return to Romania is suddenly at stake, the eighteen-year-old tries everything in her power to get home somehow or other, even if it means risking her father's existence.

director Jonathan Schaller Script Kilian Lieb DOP Leon Hörtrich Editing Lucas Cantera Fohsl Production Bernhard Strobel, Fabian Leonhardt Cast Mihaela Dorlan, Valeriu Andriuta film school Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Festivals
2022 Bundes.Festival.Film., Remscheid, Germany
Production
  • Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
  • Katharina Schreiner
  • Akademiehof 10
  • 71638 Ludwigsburg
  • Germany
  • +49 7141 96982179
  • http://www.filmakademie.de
Distribution
  • Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
  • Katharina Schreiner
  • Akademiehof 10
  • 71638 Ludwigsburg
  • Germany
  • +49 7141 96982179
  • http://www.filmakademie.de
Sales
  • Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
  • Katharina Schreiner
  • Akademiehof 10
  • 71638 Ludwigsburg
  • Germany
  • +49 7141 96982179
  • http://www.filmakademie.de
School

Jonathan Schaller

Jonathan Schaller, born 1996 in Cologne, took philosophy, history, and media-culture studies. During that time, he made numerous short films that where shown at national and international film festivals. Since 2019 he has studied directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg.

Filmography
2017 Sonntag
2019 Stella
2019 Jona
2022 Unfertiges Land
2024 Silent Night