Status: 15.09.2021 11:44 p.m.
It asks elementary questions of life and is at the same time a “futuristic film that hits the nerve of the times”. The German film “Ich bin dein Mensch” is entering the running for the Oscar application.
The feature film “Ich bin dein Mensch” by Maria Schrader is a candidate for the Oscar race for Germany. The production was selected from ten applicants as a candidate for the best international feature film category. This was announced by German Films, the foreign representation of German film, in Munich.
Silver lion for leading actress
It was a “futuristic film that hits the nerve of the times,” it was said to justify. Tells in succinct dialogues that with two outstanding main actors the film varies a classic science fiction theme and shows that strong genre cinema can also come from Germany. The film has been in German cinemas since July. The foreign rights have already been sold in over 60 countries, it said. At the Berlinale, leading actress Maren Eggert won the Silver Bear for best acting.
The choice of the German contribution is a preliminary stage in the race for the Oscar abroad. The short list of 15 international applicants will be announced in December. The five nominated films will be chosen from this short list. The Oscars will be awarded on March 27, 2022.
Elementary questions about life
The tragic comedy “Ich bin dein Mensch” by Maria Schrader, who also directed the mini-series “Unorthodox”, tells of an experiment: the scientist Alma is supposed to test a robot as a life partner. The film raises elementary questions with great ease: What do people need? What makes us human anyway? And how desirable is happiness? The Berlin Museum Island with the Pergamon Museum serves as the backdrop. At the end of the day, Alma is supposed to write a report and assess whether robots should be allowed to marry in the future, for example.