Synopsis
After years in the big city, Anna and Philip, a couple around 30, move to Husum – a small town at the coast of the North Sea. There they’ll be the new managers of a traditional, old-established funeral home. While he is a trained mortician, she has never seen a dead body before. Filmmaker Martin Rieck accompanies their duties, hopes and struggles during the first year at sea. An insightful portrait of an extraordinary occupation; questioning cultural, societal and individual demands, but also the ambivalences in a solid relationship. Precise frames, intense interviews and remarkable sound. (Kasseler Dokfest)
