STILLER or not Stiller? Who is he really?
During a train journey through Switzerland, the American James Larkin White is arrested at the border. The accusation: he is the sculptor Anatol Stiller, who disappeared seven years ago and is wanted for his involvement in a dubious political affair. White denies his guilt and insists that he is not Stiller. In order to convict him, the public prosecutor asks Stiller's wife Julika for help. However, she is also unable to identify him clearly, but the couple's relationship is revealed more and more in memories. The public prosecutor also has a surprising connection to the missing man. What exactly happened back then and who is Stiller really?
"Stefan Haupt has staged the story of Stiller and White for the cinema for the first time, concentrating only on the first part of the book. Anyone who knows the novel and has (had) reservations: It actually works surprisingly well. What is conveyed in the novel through writing, storytelling and words - Stiller is supposed to write down his memories and thoughts in prison in order to advance the investigation into a murder case - happens on the screen through the audiovisual staging and much less through language." Verena Schmöller | kino-zeit
CH DE 2025, 99 min., German with English subtitles
Director: Stefan Haupt
Camera: Michael Hammon
Editing: Franziska Koeppel
with: Paula Beer, Albrecht Schuch, Marie Leuenberger, Sven Schelker, Max Simonischek
