A film by Rosanne Pel. Starts June 25th at the fsk. Original ver­si­on in German, English, and Dutch, some with German subtitles

[Credits] [Tickets & Termine] [Trailer]

Anna and Charlotte are con­stant­ly com­pe­ting with each other. At least, that’s how their mother, Ines, wants it—she favors one over the other and makes sure the other one knows it. Nevertheless, the dis­si­mi­lar sisters—one que­er and non­con­for­mist, the other a sup­po­sedly tough, suc­cessful woman—return to their child­hood home in nor­t­hern Germany. Old wounds are reope­ned and well-kept secrets come to light: Whose ashes is their mother hiding? What con­nects her to a Hungarian don­key farm? In their search for ans­wers, the dis­si­mi­lar sis­ters find new trust in one another.

A black come­dy of the pet­ty nas­ti­nes­ses found only within fami­lies. In her second fea­ture film, direc­tor Rosanne Pel explo­res with subt­le humor the often pro­ble­ma­tic rela­ti­onships bet­ween mothers, sis­ters, and daughters—and the socie­tal role models that under­lie them. “Donkey Days” is a modern, begui­lingly absurd fami­ly film brim­ming with empa­thy for its characters.

Credits:

NL/DE 2025, 108 Min., Original ver­si­on in German, English, and Dutch, some with German sub­tit­les
Regie:  Rosanne Pel
Kamera: Aafke Beernink
Schnitt: Xander Nijsten
mit Jil Krammer, Susanne Wolff, Hildegard Schmahl, Amke Wegner, Carla Juri

Trailer:

nach oben