失親變奏曲（德國/烏克蘭/2020/劇情）
RIVAL (GERMANY/UKRAINE/2020/DRAMA)
RIVALE
語言：德語、烏克蘭語、俄語
Languages: German, Ukrainian, Russian
劇介
9歲的Roman跟母親Oksana相依為命，Oksana在德國當非法護士，與62歲、患有糖尿病的喪偶德國男子Gert同居。Gert試著跟小男孩交朋友，但Roman只想吸引母親的注意。Oksana忽然病倒，Roman只好跟他的敵人相依為命。沒想到Gert其實是個很好的玩伴，然而他卻中風猝逝。孤伶伶的Roman被困在一個偏遠的地方，身旁還有一具屍體。
導演：馬可斯倫茲
製片：岡特漢夫加恩，安卓亞烏費爾
製作公司：BelkaStrelka, Hanfgarn & Ufer
演員：耶利扎納扎倫科，瑪麗亞布魯尼，烏多薩梅爾
獎項：
● 2020年釜山影展最佳影片入圍
其他
● 2021年Achtung Berlin電影節最佳攝影，法蘭克阿曼
● 2020年明斯克國際電影節最佳攝影，法蘭克阿曼
影評：
● 「耶利扎納扎倫科帶來精彩演出。」
「一部成熟另類的成長電影。」
（銀幕日報）
● 馬可斯倫茲在本片中透過兒童的視角，處理了包括依賴和自由等議題，以及使用語言或行動來表達自我的可能性和侷限性。
Synopsis
9-year-old Roman follows his mother Oksana, who left to work illegally in Germany. There she lives with Gert, a 62- year-old German widower who suffers from diabetes. Gert tries to make friends with the boy, but Roman struggles for his mother's attention. Suddenly Oksana becomes ill, and Roman is left alone with his rival. Surprisingly Gert turns out to be a good playmate until he dies from a stroke. Roman is now trapped in a remote place, along with a corpse.
Director: Marcus Lenz
Producers: Gunter Hanfgarn & Andrea Ufer
Production Co: BelkaStrelka, Hanfgarn & Ufer
Cast: Yelizar Nazarenko, Maria Bruni, Udo Samel
Awards:
● Best Film Nominee, Busan International Film Festival, 2020.
Others
● Frank Amann, Best Cinematography, Achtung Berlin, 2021.
● Frank Amann, Best Cinematography, Minsk International Film Festival “Listapad”, 2020.
Reviews:
● "A superb performance from Yelizar Nazarenko."
"An accomplished, offbeat coming-of-age drama."
Screen Daily
● Marcus Lenz deals with topics like dependence and freedom, and the lack of possibility for self-expression through language or action – seen in a most existential way from a child’s eye.
