Julius is an eloquent museum keeper who is loved by those around him. One day he invites his colleagues on a sailing trip, but little by little it turns out that Julius is not who he seems to be. Will Julius destroy the construct of lies around his identity ?
AXIOM by Jöns Jönsson (LAMENTO) premiered at the Berlinale 2022 as part of Encounters and poses the question of the longing for another life. Starring Moritz Treuenfels (THE ROYAL GAME).
Director
Jöns Jönsson
Version
German (OV)
with English subtitlesProduced by
Amir Hamz, Christian Springer,Fahri Yardim
(Bon Voyage Films GmbH)Cast
Moritz Treuenfels, Ricarda Seifried
Genre
Drama, Comedy-Drama
Running Time
108 min.
Release
Filmperlen, Germany
June 30, 2022Festivals
Berlinale – Section: Encounters | Berlinale in Paris | Karlovy Vary IFF – Horizons | Edinburgh IFF | Hong Kong IFF | Pluk de Nacht (Amsterdam) | Festival KinoVisions Marseille | Bergen International Film Festival | São Paulo IFF |Thessaloniki IFF | Black Canvas Film Festival Mexico | Haifa IFF | Deutsche Filmwoche Paris | Belfast FF | Festival del Cinema Europeo (Lecce)
Awards
Hong Kong International Film Festival 2022 - Best Actor | Berlin International Film Festival 2022 - Encounters Award | German Film Awards 2022 - Best Sound | German Film Critics Association Awards 2023 - Best Film, Best Actor
Year
2022
Status
completed
Distribution Support
Qualifies for German Films Distribution Support
credits not contractual
Jönsson’s carefully composed script does not try to make a moral statement on how Julius leads his friends on. Rather, he lets his character’s own house of cards slowly crumble on him.
Jöns Jönsson has crafted a captivating character study with his sophomore feature AXIOM that’s as insightful as it is unsettling. A knockout.
a standout in this year’s Berlinale Encounters section
AXIOM is one of the strongest German entries at the Berlinale 2022