WE MIGHT AS WELL BE DEAD
SYNOPSIS
Anna (Iona Iacob, a Radu Jude regular) is a security officer who lives in a high-rise building together with a carefully curated community in an unnamed forest. When one member of the community loses his dog, irrational fear and distrust start spreading amongst the residents.
Festival Publicity - Tribeca Film Festival
International Premiere
Germany - Social Satire - 93 mins - 2022
Directed by Natalia Sinelnikova - Produced by Heartwake Films
International Sales: Fortissimo Films
Official Selections: Berlin International Film Festival 2022, Tribeca Film Festival 2022, Fantasia International Film Festival 2022
Award: Best Cinematography in an International Narrative Feature, Tribeca Film Festival 2022
IN THE PRESS…
“An ace feature debut from director Natalia Sinelnikova, the deadpan comedy feels like a cousin to works by Yorgos Lanthimos, an absurdist equally attentive to how confinement breeds fear and fear breeds barbarity.”
“There are certainly a few breakout stars in it.”
“A sharply composed feature debut.”
“This is likely to be one of the films of the year.”
“I wrote that the best films at the Tribeca Film Festival tended to be documentaries. Then I saw a scripted German film that turned out to be an exception.”