El Secuestro de la Novia
The Kidnapping of the Bride

film type fiction Production Country Germany production year 2023 runtime 30'00 colour Color
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.85:1 sound format Dolby SR original-language English, German, Spanish subtitles English, German

Luisa from Buenos Aires and Fred from Brandenburg have created their own universe in their relationship. At their wedding, the two lovers are increasingly confronted by their social roles and intercultural prejudices. In the maelstrom of the night, they lose their poise and each other. The tradition of kidnapping the bride is finally threatening the couple's equality. There is no room for love in this claustrophobic role play of marriage.

Closed Captions English
Audio Description English
Contact: Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, Cristina Marx
http://www.filmuniversitaet.de +49 331 6202564
director Sophia Mocorrea Production Sarah Valerie Radu DOP Jacob Sauermilch Editing Jannik Eckenstaler, Sofia Machado Szenenbild / Production Design Mandy Peterat Sound Design Bertold Budig, Thorsten Hoppe Script Sophia Mocorrea Cast Rai Todoroff, David Bruning, Anne Kulbatzki, Tatiana Saphir, Michaela Winterstein, Niels Bormann, Jeannette Urzendowsky, Andreas Rogsch, Daniel Wendler, Patricia Pilgrim, Leon Dima Villanueva, Aroha Almagro Davies Original Score Luca De Michieli, Linus Rogsch film school Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Festivals
2023 Sundance Film Festival, Park City, USA (Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction)
2023 Berlinale - Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, Germany (lobende Erwähnung (Perspektive Deutsches Kino))
2023 MoMA - New Directors/New Films, New York, USA
2023 Achtung Berlin Filmfestival, Germany
2023 Sehsuechte – Internationales Studierendenfilmfestival Sehsüchte, Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany
2023 San Francisco International Film Festival, USA
Awards
2023 Nominierung Kategorie Spielfilm von mehr als 10 Minuten bis 30 Minuten Laufzeit Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis 2023
School
  • Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
  • Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11
  • 14482 Potsdam
  • Germany
  • +49 331 6202564
  • http://www.filmuniversitaet.de
Production
  • Sarah Valerie Radu
Distribution
  • Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
  • Clara Miranda-Scherffig
  • Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11
  • 14482 Potsdam
  • +49 331 6202 141
  • http://www.filmuniversitaet.de
Sales
  • Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
  • Clara Miranda-Scherffig
  • Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11
  • 14482 Potsdam
  • +49 331 6202 141
  • http://www.filmuniversitaet.de

Sophia Mocorrea

After her award-winning short MATADORAS german-argentinean Sophia Mocorrea wrote and directed THE KIDNAPPING OF THE BRIDE which was awarded as Best international Short in Sundance 2023 and received an honourable mention at the Berlinale. She is currently developing her first feature as part of the Torino Script Lab.

Filmography
2017 Das Hundebegräbnis
2018 Nichts los in New York
2023 MATADORAS
2023 El secuestro de la novia