The Loneliest Planet
The Loneliest Planet

Section
Official Section
Country
Estados Unidos, Alemania - United Status, Germany
Year
2011
Runtime
105 min.
Production
Flying Moon Filmproduktion [de], Parts and Labor [us], Van Hoy/Knudsen Productions [us], Wild Invention [us]
Director
Julia Loktev
Writer
Julia Loktev
Photographer
Inti Briones
Producer
Helge Albers, Marie-Therese Guirgis, Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy
Cast
Hani Furstenberg, Gael García Bernal, Bidzina Gujabidze
Notes
International Film Festivals: Locarno, Toronto, Nueva York

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The Loneliest Planet

Alex (Gael García Bernal) and Nica (Hani Furstenberg) are young, in love and engaged to be married. The summer before their wedding, they are backpacking in the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia. The couple hire a local guide to lead them on a camping trek, and the three set off into a stunning wilderness, a landscape that is both overwhelmingly open and frighteningly closed. Walking for hours, they trade anecdotes and play games to pass the time, until a momentary misstep, a gesture that takes only two or three seconds, changes everything…

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BEST ACTRESS (Jani Furstenberg) - LPA FILM FESTIVAL 2012