Der Fleck (Skill Issue) (OmeU) + Film Discussion with Director Willy Hans

After a series of award-winning short films, Hamburg director Willy Hans presents his first feature film/feature debut with Skill Issue. We are thrilled to welcome him for a discussion following the screening.

Summer heat, a riverbank in the forest. Skill Issue describes a metaphysical place where the questions of youth are revealed. A magical snapshot of a moment in time!17-year-old Simon is on his way home, he’s in no hurry, he’s rather bored. By chance, he meets his friend Enes and together they go to the river. Other youths are already gathered there. Conversations ripple along, glances are exchanged. Hardly anything else happens – and at the same, it’s everything that represents being together. The scenes have an almost documentary feel, but the magic of the place is staged again and again. Finally, Simon enters the forest. Only Marie follows him. In this enchanted coming-of-age story, our watching becomes part of the film and we thus begin to feel the significance of the moment.