Ambitious cello student Jessica receives an invitation to an international contest. A great opportunity, but at the same time it means enormous pressure. Stress begins to gnaw on Jessica's everyday life and soon reality and imagination blur.
Acting
Esther Maria Pietsch's physical descent is genuinely hard to watch.
Sound
Cello screeches become psychological warfare — brilliant audio design.
Direction
Erwa keeps you trapped in Jessica's crumbling subjectivity.
Director
Jakob M. Erwa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Esther Maria Pietsch trained cello for six months; her bow grip and finger calluses are real on screen.
The film mirrors real cases of 'stage parent' abuse in classical music, including the infamous story of pianist Joyce Hatto's husband.
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