DVD
STYX.
ER doctor Rike (Susanne Wolff) embarks on a one-woman solo sailing trip to Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean. When Rike comes across a sinking ship of refugees, she is quickly torn out of her contented and idealized world and must make a momentous decision. Aptly named after the mythological river that separates the living from the dead, STYX is an astute modern day parable of Western indifference in the face of marginalized suffering. Carrying practically the entire film Wolff is never less than remarkable in a riveting role as a woman pushed to her physical, psychological, and moral limits.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781980039754
- ISBN: 1980039755
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : Film Movement, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 2018. Widescreen 1.85:1. Bonus features: commentary by Fischer and Wolff; theatrical trailer. Bonus short film: Ashmina / directed by Dekel Berenson. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Schiwago Film, Amour Fou Vienna, WDR, ARTE ; directed by Wolfgang Fischer ; written by Ika Künzel and Wolfgang Fischer ; produced by Marcos Kantis, Martin Lehwald, Michal Pokorny. Director of photography, Benedict Neuenfels ; editor, Monika Willi ; music, Dirk von Lowtzow. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Susanne Wolff, Gedion Oduor Wekesa. |
| Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Filmed on location in Malta - North Rhine, Westphalia, Gibraltar. |
| Target Audience Note: | Not rated. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, all regions, NTSC, widescreen; 5.1 surround sound, 2.0 stereo. |
| Language Note: | English, German with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned. |
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| Subject: | Feature films > Germany. Sailing > Drama. Physicians > Drama. Refugees > Drama. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Motion pictures) |