Fourteen and a half Collisions

by Guido Weihermüller
  • 2018 Close Distance Productions
  • 2018 Close Distance Productions
  • 2018 Close Distance Productions

    Synopsis

    Asael, the victim of a terrorist attack, leaves his home in Israel to try his luck as a wheelchair basketball pro in Hamburg. In Germany he initially scores on court and makes friends with his teammates. The paraplegic Julian, who broke his back, is impressed by the strength and ability of the wheelchair pros. While Julian prepares to live independently in wheelchair after hospital, a tight father-son like friendship between Asael and his Iranian teammate Ali develops.
    FOURTEEN AND A HALF COLLISIONS tells the story of the unusual encounters and strokes of fates without prejudices.

    With: Asael Shabo, Alireza Ahmadi, Julian Zielinski, Anne Patzwald

    Festivals

    Filmfest Hamburg