WESTERN

WESTERN, 2017

Germany, Bulgaria, Austria |DCP, Color, 119' |German, English, Bulgarian
Director: Valeska Grisebach
Cast: Meinhard Neumann, Reinhardt Wetrek, Syuleyman Alilov Letifov

A group of German construction workers are working on a difficult road building in rural Bulgaria. However the construction doesn’t go as planned. One of the workers, Meinhard challenges their construction chief and starts befriending locals. Meinhard’s action will cause both sides to become weary of one another in whatever situation that may arise. In her third feature film, Valeska Grisebach is criticizing male dominance and economic imperialism with a wry narrative that focuses on the concept of alienation amongst a small community, which contains two different cultures.