MY BROTHER'S NAME IS ROBERT AND HE IS AN IDIOT
by Philip Gröning
synopsis
Summertime. In the midst of undulating cornfields next to a country petrol station, Robert is helping Elena prepare for her final school philosophy exam. These twins live in a world of their own. Sometimes they are tender to each other, other times quite violent. Robert likes to drink beer and talk about Brentano and Heidegger: ‘The sense of being is time.’ Certain rituals, games, and a love of betting connect them. Elena is jealous of her best friend and wants to know if Robert has slept with her but he’s not telling. She challenges him to a bet: ‘I’ll sleep with someone – anyone – before I graduate.’ If she loses, he gets the VW Golf. If she wins, he has to ask her for something. It doesn’t matter what, but it can’t be an object. And so they have 48 hours left in order to get their heads around philosophy and win a bet. Their game grows more serious as the end of their childhood draws nearer and nearer.
international title: | My Brother's Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot |
original title: | Mein Bruder heißt Robert und ist ein Idiot |
country: | Germany, France, Switzerland |
sales agent: | The Match Factory |
year: | 2018 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Philip Gröning |
film run: | 174' |
release date: | DE 22/11/2018, FR 20/03/2019 |
screenplay: | Philip Gröning, Sabine Timoteo |
cast: | Julia Zange, Josef Mattes, Susanne Wuest, Stefan Konarske, Karolina Dafne Porcari, Daniel Zillmann, Henry Arnold, Oskar von Schönfels, Urs Jucker |
cinematography by: | Philip Gröning |
film editing: | Philip Gröning, Hannes Bruun |
art director: | Alexander Manasse, Maja Zogg, Sebastian Wurm |
costumes designer: | Petra Kray, Carla Kiefer |
producer: | Philip Gröning, Matthias Esche, Philipp Kreuzer, Emmanuel Schlumberger |
co-producer: | Elda Guidinetti, Andres Pfäffli |
executive producer: | Philip Gröning, Gilbert Moehler, Pascal Metge |
line producer: | Christine Günther, Michael Stricker |
production: | Philip Gröning Filmproduktion, Bavaria Film, L Films, Ventura Film |
backing: | Eurimages |
distributor: | W-film Filmproduction & Distribution, Contre Courants |