Hernán, ein Geologe im mittleren Alter, kommt mit einer Gruppe fremder Menschen bei einem einsamen Haus im Bereich des Tigre Deltas in Argentinien an. Zusammen mit Hausfrauen, Fachleuten und einem älteren Tennislehrer ist Hernán Teil einer Mittelschichtgemeinschaft, die das bequeme Leben in den Vororten von Buenos Aires verlassen hat. Gemeinsam trainieren sie, wobei sie strenge Anweisungen befolgen, die scheinbar als Vorbereitung für das Ende der Welt gedacht sind.

„Fitfully amusing and pleasingly unpredictable“, schreibt Variety über Rinners Debüfilm, der im Wettbewerb des IFF Rotterdam 2015 Weltpremiere feierte. „The disturbing final sequence leaves a lasting impression and, together with what came before, marks Rinner as an interesting voice to follow.“

“Fitfully amusing and pleasingly unpredictable,” wrote Variety about Rinner’s debut film, which celebrated its world premiere in the competition of the IFF Rotterdam 2015. “The disturbing final sequence leaves a lasting impression and, together with what came before, marks Rinner as an interesting voice to follow.” Hernán, a middle-aged geologist, arrives with a group of strangers to an isolated house on the area of Argentina’s Tigre Delta. Amongst housewives, professionals and an elderly tennis instructor, Hernán constitutes part of a middle-class community that has left their comfortable lives of suburban Buenos Aires. Together, they train, following strict guidelines for what seems to be the preparation for the end of the world.

Drehbuch/Regie Lukas Valenta Rinner

Kamera Roman Kasseroller

Schnitt Ana Godoy, Javier Favot

Produktion Lukas Valenta Rinner, Alex Piperno, Juan Pablo Martínez / Nabis Filmgroup

Lukas Valenta Rinner, born 1985 in Salzburg, moved to Spain at the age of 18, then to Argentina, where he studied film at the Universidad del Cine in Buenos Aires. He made his first short film, CARTA A FUKUYAMA, in 2010, which was shown at the Diagonale 2011. In 2012 he founded the Argentinian-Austrian production company Nabis Filmgroup, which produced his debut film PARABELLUM.

Screenings:

Salzburg: Premiere beim Lateinamerika-Filmfestivals / Montag, 20.04.2015, 18:30 Uhr, Das Kino

Linz: Cinema Next Europe (beim Crossing Europe) / Sonntag 26.04.2015, 15:30 Uhr, Ursulinensaal

Wien: Premiere beim Cine-Latino Filmfestivals / Samstag, 02.05.2015, 18:15 Uhr, Filmcasino