Marija (film)
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Directed by | Michael Koch |
Written by | Michael Koch |
Starring | Margarita Breitkreiz |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Countries | Germany Switzerland |
Language | German |
Marija is a 2016 German-Swiss
Plot
Marija is a
Marija doggedly approaches the Turkish landlord Cem, when he ruthlessly storms her flat to collect back rent, that Marija cannot afford. Cem promptly softens up and hires her for occasional help with other tenants for a fee, be it translating at an illegal doctor's appointment or filling out child benefit applications.
As an escort to a party, Marija meets Cem's business associate Georg, who immediately sees through their "paid" relationship. He woos her, who has studied and speaks good German as well as Russian, away from Cem for a delicate negotiation about a lucrative Russian building project. Marija proves to be both charming and hard-nosed, and the plan succeeds. Georg is impressed and increasingly makes private advances to Marija, which in turn touch her, while she coolly rejects Cem's offer of a holiday for two.
Georg, who has a criminal record, supports Marija morally and with money in her dream of owning a hair salon. A little joy and happiness glimmer in her. But after a
In the end, Georg is released anyway and confronts Marija. She immediately offers him the rest of his money and decides almost without hesitation in favour of her independence with a hairdressing salon and against Georg, who leaves the shop hurt, angry and giving up his money.
Cast
- Margarita Breitkreiz as Marija
- Georg Friedrich as Georg
- Sahin Eryilmaz as Cem
- Olga Dinnikova as Olga
- Georges Devdariani as Architekt
- Dmitri Alexandrov as Igor
Reception
Critical response
James Lattimer of Cinema Scope Magazine had criticized films' artificial dialogue and its often overemphatic delivery. Bringing examples such as; “If you don’t screw them, they’ll screw you” or “Why don’t you look for a normal job?”, which he claims is a result of bad script.[3]
Accolades
- Nomination for the Golden Leopard in the category Best film for Michael Koch[4]
- Mademoiselle Ladubay Award (Prize for Best Actress) in the category European feature films for Margarita Breitkreiz[5]
- Jean Carmet Award (Prize for Best Actor) in the category European feature films for Georg Friedrich[5]
- Nomination for the Audience Award for Michel Koch[6]
- Nomination for the Emerging Filmmaker Award for Michael Koch[7]
- Le Coup de cœur du Jury (Jury - Prize) in the Official Competition (feature-length films) for Michael Koch[8]
- Le prix d'interprétation féminine (Prize for Best Actress) for Margarita Breitkreiz[8]
- Prague International Film Festival2017
- Amnesty International Febio Fest Award in the category Best Film for Michael Koch[9]
- Nomination for the Jury Prize in the category Best Director for Michael Koch[10]
- Nomination for the Jury Prize in the category Best Actress for Margarita Breitkreiz
- Nomination for the Jury Prize in the category Best Actor for Georg Friedrich
- Swiss Film Award2017
- Nomination for the Swiss Film Award in the category Best Fiction Film for Michael Koch[11]
References
- ^ "'Michael Koch's 'Marija' Flies Swiss Flag at Locarno". Variety. 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Marija". TIFF. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Marija (Michael Koch, Germany/Switzerland) — Discovery". Cinema Scope.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (13 July 2016). "Luxbox acquires Locarno Golden Leopard contender 'Marija'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ a b Award list 2017 - Premiers Plans In: premiersplans.org. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Glasgow Film Festival: Marija (N/C 15+) In:glasgowfilm.org. Retrieved 5 February 2022
- ^ MSPIFF FILM ARCHIVE: 2017 - Marija In:mspfilm.org. Retrieved 5 February 2022
- ^ a b Swiss Films: Marija In:swissfilms.ch. Retrieved 5 February 2022
- ^ Official Twitter account of Swiss Films In: twitter.com. Retrieved 5 February 2022
- ^ Riviera International Film Festival 2017: The Competition, The Rules / Movies in Competition In: rivierafilm.org. Retrieved 5 February 2022
- ^ SRF: Göttlich geordnet: Die Nominationen für den Schweizer Filmpreis - Solothurner Filmtage In: srf.ch (in German). Retrieved 5 February 2022
External links
- Marija at IMDb
- Marija at Swiss Films