Gender Crisis


Gender Crisis is a 2021 German silent dramatic comedy film directed by Malte Wirtz. The film has an 80-minute run time. The story is based on the tale of Samson and Delilah from the Hebrew Bible.

Plot

Samson is a strong, handsome man living in the city who everyone wants to be friends with. Samson has magical powers, which are stored in his hair. However, people soon figure out where his power lies, and hey try and steal it.
One day, while Samson is sleeping, two people cut off his hair. One of the people, De, eats the mans hair, thus stealing Samson's power.
One sunny afternoon De meets two mimes who she asks to tell her fortune. She is told she will gain happiness, but in order to do so she must commit crimes. De then faints and wakes up a little later.
De's powers now open up a whole new world of power for her. She is now incredibly seductive and wanted by all, but she has an uncontrollable urge to murder.

Cast

Full cast:
  • Rostyslav Bome - Samson
  • Taisiya Schumacher - De
  • Keziban Inal - Lilah
  • Jesse Albert - Der zuspäte Haarabschneider
  • Hans Bayer - Der Warner
  • Anna-Maria Böhm - Die Frau am Fluss
  • Eric Carter - Der Spassmacher
  • Daniel Christensen - Der Mann mit grauem Hut
  • Philipp Eckelmann - Der Betrogene
  • Nadja Felk - Die Frau mit Hut
  • Raphael Fülöp - Der Vater
  • Maximilian Gehrlinger and Freya Kreutzkam - Der Pantomime
  • Alice Gruia - Die Frau mit Pelz
  • Manuel Harder - Der Mann mit schwarzem Hut
  • Tim-Fabian Hoffmann - Der Mann mit Schal
  • Yotam Ishay and Laura Schuhrk - Der Liebende im Park
  • Timo Jacobs - Don Gigi
  • Sophie Reichert - Die Verlassene
  • Alec Rosenthal - Der Haarabschneider
  • Moritz A. Sachs - Der Scherenschnittmann
  • Dominic Saleh-Zaki - Der Mann am Dach
  • Judith Shoemaker - Die Selbstfrisörin
  • Frederik von Lüttichau - Der Getötete '
  • Nikolai Will - Der Mann an der Bushaltestelle
  • Jonathan Wirtz - Das Kind

    Production

The movie was filmed over 17 days in Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
The film's cinematography was done by Antje Heidemann and Francisco [de la Torre], with music composed by Wilhelm Friedmann. Malte Wirtz did all the editing for the film.
The film was produced under the Unfiltered Artists production company.

Reception

The film was released on September 16, 2021, in selected German cinemas. It received generally positive reviews.

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