My Mother, My Brother and Me Germany
2008, 98min.
Prod.: Uli Aselmann, Script/Dir.: Nuran David Calis, Dir. of Phot.: Helmut Pirnat, Compos.: Martin Kälberer, Prod. Design: Johannes Sternagel, Sound: Rolf Ruffer, Edit.: Nikola Gehrke
Cast: Erhan Emre, Lida Zakaryan, Kurt Onur Ipekkaya, Mira Bartuschek, Corinna Harfouch, Christoph Franken, John Friedmann, Stefan Hunstein, Peter Fitz, Hans Kremer.
Born in Armenia, Areg, is 23. For over ten years, he has been living with his widowed mother Maria and younger brother Garnik in Germany, where they await citizenship to be granted. Germany is home to Areg. He speaks perfect German, identifies himself with Germans, and has high goals; he wants to make films. With a specially granted permit, he studies in Munich.
But his mother sees everything differently: She speaks only Armenian, tries to find Areg an Armenian wife, and wants nothing more than to return to her homeland Armenia. Even her advanced diabetes does not keep her from preparing meals the traditional Armenian way - with lots of fat and oil. Younger brother Garnik also feels tied to Armenia. An old Armenian priest told him about a pot of gold, supposedly lost in the Armenian village of his mother. Garnik is determined to find this treasure, and is convinced that if one believes strongly enough in one’s dreams, they will come true. When Areg learns from the doctors, that his mother's health is in a far worse condition than previously realized, he has to remain in Regensburg with Maria and Garnik. These circumstances force him, step by step, to come to terms with his Armenian roots.
Production Company
d.i.e.film.gmbh;
Co-Production with BurkertBareiss Development ARTE
Bayerischer Rundfunk BR
| David Calis, Nuran Nuran David Calis (born 1976, Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Son of Armenian-Jewish immigrants from Turkey. From 1996 to 2000 he studied stage directing at the Otto-Falkenberg-School in Munich. At the same time he worked as an assistant director at the Kammerspiele, Munich and at the Schauspielhaus, Zurich. From 2000 to 2002 he was involved in the production of music clips for Hip Hop bands. Today he works as stage director, playwright and author of film scripts. David Calis lives in Munich.
Filmography
My Mother, My Brother and Me (2008).
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