In Govinda van Maele's feature film debut GUTLAND, which was nominated for the Max Ophüls Award, the German Jens (Frederick Lau) escapes to a small village in Luxembourg after committing armed robbery. He tells the villagers that he is there for seasonal work, but it's too late in the season, the harvest is already coming to an end. His bid for a job is unsuccessful. "GUTLAND blurs the line between fantasy and reality in a fascinating way, from the eerie intro to the surprising finale that gives you goose bumps. (hollywoodreporter.com)
Keywords
- Film Festival Oostende
- In Luxembourgish language
- International Film Festival Rotterdam
- LuxFilmFest
- Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis
- Made with Luxembourg
- Vicky Krieps
- community
- relationship
Actors
- Vicky Krieps
- Frederick Lau
- Pit Bukowski
- Gerdy Zint
- Martine Kohn
- Marco Lorenzini
Director
- Govinda van Maele
Drama, Independent
1h 47min
LUXEMBOURGISH
GERMAN
FRENCH
ENGLISH
Early one summer morning a man, with a secret stashed away in a duffel bag, emerges from the forest. In a nearby village he asks around for work.
Early one summer morning a man, with a secret stashed away in a duffel bag, emerges from the forest. In a nearby village he asks around for work.
In Govinda van Maele's feature film debut GUTLAND, which was nominated for the Max Ophüls Award, the German Jens (Frederick Lau) escapes to a small village in Luxembourg after committing armed robbery.
He tells the villagers that he is there for seasonal work, but it's too late in the season, the harvest is already coming to an end. His bid for a job is unsuccessful.
"GUTLAND blurs the line between fantasy and reality in a fascinating way, from the eerie intro to the surprising finale that gives you goose bumps. (hollywoodreporter.com)
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Govinda van Maele
Cast
Vicky Krieps
Cast
Frederick Lau
Cast
Pit Bukowski
Cast
Gerdy Zint
Cast
Martine Kohn
Cast
Marco Lorenzini