INGEBORG BACHMANN - journey into the desert

a film by Margarethe von Trotta


Switzerland/Luxembourg/Austria/Germany

Synopsis

At the centre of the film is Ingeborg Bachmann, the radical writer and uncompromising woman. The film tells the story of the author's life in Berlin, Zurich and Rome, her relationship with Max Frisch, her trip to Egypt and her radical texts and readings, which paraphrase the style of her literature and life: "Truth is reasonable for man".

Written & Directed by

Margarethe von Trotta

With

Vicky Krieps, Ronald Zehrfeld, Tobias Resch, Basil Eidenbenz, Luna Wedler, Marc Limpach, Renato Carpentieri, Katharina Schmalenberg, Nickel Bösenberg, Bernd Hölscher, Martin Vischer, Philip Leonhard Kelz, Sallar Othman, Elisabeth Chuffart

Director of Photography

Martin Gschlacht

Production Designer

Su Erdt

Editor

Hansjörg Weißbrich

Costume Designer

Uli Simon

Make Up Design

Marc Hollenstein, Miriam Blank

Sound Recordist on Set

Patrick Storck

Composer

André Mergenthaler

Line Producers

Christos Dervenis, Sascha Verhey, Julian Berner, André Fetzer

Production Managers

Olivier Monnard, Igor Orovac, Karoline Maes

Producers

Katrin Renz, Bady Minck, Bettina Brokemper, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu

Production

tellfilm, AMOUR FOU Vienna, Heimatfilm, AMOUR FOU Luxembourg

Distribution Germany

Alamode/MFA+

Distribution Switzerland

Filmcoopi

Distribution Austria

Polyfilm

Production supported by

Film Fund Luxembourg, FISA - Filmstandort Austria, Zürcher Filmstiftung, Filmund Medienstiftung NRW, Bundesamt für Kultur, Österreichisches Filminstitut, DFFF, Filmfonds Wien, Filmstandortförderung Schweiz, FFA, Eurimages, Media Desk Suisse, Land Kärnten Kultur, G + B Schwyzer-Stiftung