Darkhead
Schwarzkopf, Austria, 2011, 90 min, 35 mm, Music, Portrait, Society
This is the story of two generations of neo-Austrians - „darkheads“, as they call themselves - born and raised in Europe, but misfits nonetheless. Nazar, our 25-year old protagonist, an armed robbery suspect, is released from prison and confronted with his troublesome financial situation. Jobless, he seeks sanctuary in a world where he is respected and well-known - in the world of German rap music. While confronted with this situation, Nazar and his two best friends look back at a life of disruption - shattered families, street life and delinquency. A past connecting them with the present life of a new generation of immigrant descendants...
Director:
Arman Riahi
Producer:
Arash T. Riahi
Editor:
Werner Cordula, Arman Riahi
Sound:
Nils Kirchhoff, Hjalti Bager-Jonathansson, Arman Riahi
Screenplay:
Arman Riahi
Director of photography:
Mario Minichmayr, Arman Riahi, Dominik Spritzendorfer
Languages:
German
Subtitles:
English
Golden Girls Filmproduktion & Filmservices GmbH
(Production company)
Seidengasse 15/3/20
A-1070 Vienna, Austria
ORF - Österreichischer Rundfunk
Würzburggasse 30
1136 Vienna, Austria
Audience Award -
Diagonale Film Festival Graz 2011, Austria
Crossing Europe 2011, Austria
Sarajevo Film Festival 2011, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Split Film Festival 2011, Croatia
Zürich Film Festival 2011, Switzerland
Hofer Film Tage 2011, Germany
Exile Film Festival 2011, Sweden
19th Days of European Film 2012. Czech Republic
One World 2012, Czech Republic
BMUKK, FFW, ORF/FF