16 minutes to break your heart and rebuild it—German short cinema doesn't miss.
Anton is about to lose the two most important women in his life but it takes the story of the king's son to make him face his fate.
Acting
Killian Scott's restrained devastation says everything without shouting.
Direction
Tezel weaves fairy tale and reality with surgical precision.
Writing
Economical storytelling—every frame earns its keep.
Director
Aylin Tezel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Aylin Tezel wrote and directed this while balancing her acting career—her debut short went to Berlinale.
The fairy tale structure mirrors Anton's psychological denial: he's literally narrating his way toward accepting death.
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