Hide and Seek
Eine Geschichte zwischen Euphorie, Frustration, Sinneslust und Traurigkeit: Vier junge Menschen flüchten aus London, um gemeinsam in ein abgelegenes kleines Landhaus zu ziehen. Dort, so haben sie zumindest vor, brechen sie mit Konventionen und versuchen, ihre eigene Toleranzschwelle zu übertreten. Sie geben sich minutiös geplanten Partnerwechseln, strengen Regeln und verqueren Ritualen hin. Als ihre Hemmungen schwinden und ihre Traumata allmählich verblassen, erreichen sie einen einzigartigen Zustand kollektiver Glückseligkeit – bis ein Neuankömmling diesen ins Wanken bringt …
The film follows four young people who flee from London and set up in a polyamorous commune in the country, choosing total isolation as a form of emotional, intellectual, and political hiding place. Strange rules and rituals help to loosen their inhibitions as, fighting cynicism and ghosts from the past, they move towards a deeply unconventional joy. HIDE AND SEEK puts forward the controversial idea of retreat as protest; the characters hope to find a new spiritual and sexual truth rather than accepting other generation’s morals. Using a stately, meditative tone to temper or increase the provocation, the film uncovers a new way to express feelings of loneliness, kinship, fear and joy.
Director's Biography
Joanna Coates is a BAFTA nominated filmmaker from Great Britain. Her debut feature drama, HIDE AND SEEK, won the Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2014. HIDE AND SEEK follows the success of her recent short films WHERE ARE THEY NOW? and LITTLE ONES. She has directed long-form and short art documentaries and has had her films screened at major international festivals. // Films (selection): WHERE ARE THEY NOW? (2011, short), LITTLE ONES (2013, short doc), HIDE AND SEEK (2014)
