Jonathan

Jonathan

Jonathan is 23; he and his aunt, Martha, work on their farm. Jonathan also devotes himself to looking after his father Burghardt, who has cancer. But, railing against his own decrepitude that... More
1h39m Germany 2016
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Tags
Gay Crush Lust LGBTQ-Parent Europe Movies

Synopsis

Jonathan is 23; he and his aunt, Martha, work on their farm. Jonathan also devotes himself to looking after his father Burghardt, who has cancer. But, railing against his own decrepitude that prevents him from a dignified end, his father stubbornly sabotages all of his son’s efforts. Jonathan finds it increasingly difficult to cope until they hire a young carer, Anka, to help. Jonathan and Anka fall in love; her experience of working at a hospice helps Jonathan to gain a new inroad into his father’s situation. When Burghardt’s long-lost boyhood friend Ron appears on the scene his health visibly improves and, although the family sees Ron as an intruder and is against it, Ron continues to stay on to be with Burghardt. Jonathan discovers that, many years ago, his father and Ron were deeply in love. All at once, the façade of cherished family beliefs crumbles and long-repressed secrets come to light – but Jonathan also learns how to let go of his father and to accept his death as something that will open up the path towards a self-determined life.

"Sex, death and family secrets drive this emotionally charged Eurodrama."-Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Report

Details

Country
Germany
Language
German
Director
Piotr J. Lewandowski
Cast
Jannis NiewöhnerAndré HennickeThomas Sarbacher
Awards & Selections
Berlin International Film Festival 2016, Frameline Film Festival 2016 - Best First Feature, Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival 2017
Review
Terminal illness with a side order of homoerotic hotness

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