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Der Zuckerturm
The Sugar Tower

new film type fiction Production Country Germany production year 2026 runtime 19'08 colour Color
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.85:1 sound format 5.1 Audiomix original-language German, Romanian subtitles English

Five Romanian seasonal workers share a hotel room on the outskirts of a German city. Cami finds a figurine that resembles her, sparking uncertainty about her place. She longs to break away, but hesitates. Outside, a confident young woman moves effortlessly through the world. Rici, the youngest, withdraws to his hiding place each night – until one morning, he wakes in an unfamiliar landscape. Time has passed.

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director Hedda Bednarszky Production Henry Ming Kho Script Hedda Bednarszky Editing Hedda Bednarszky DOP Philip Müller Sound Design Shadi Farid, Jonathan Lubasch Cast Hanitra Wagner, Voicu Dumitras, George Birsan, Johannes Krimmel, Ramona Olasz, Greta Schneider Szenenbild / Production Design Jule Mehlhorn, Theresa Kittendorf film school Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
School
  • Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
  • Am Studio 16
  • 12489 Berlin
  • http://www.dffb.de
Production
  • Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin
  • Henry Ming Kho
Distribution
  • Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
  • Anna Laura Wenzel
  • Potsdamer Str. 2
  • 10785 Berlin
  • +49 30 25759152
  • http://www.dffb.de
Sales
  • Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
  • Anna Laura Wenzel
  • Potsdamer Str. 2
  • 10785 Berlin
  • +49 30 25759152
  • http://www.dffb.de

Hedda Bednarszky

Hedda Bednarszky is a Romanian filmmaker. Her documentary work has screened at festivals such as Doclisboa, Sheffield Doc/Fest, and Dokufest. Since 2022, she has been studying directing at the DFFB in Berlin. In 2026, she co-founded bad deals with Leo Geisler (film journal and micro-budget film production).

Filmography
2016 Catlady
2018 Wild Berries
2022 A last midnight snack
2026 Der Zuckerturm