Germany
Victoria Shved

Flowers and Beasts

FILM INFO

In the 1930s, within a prison cell somewhere in Europe, young inmate P. spends his days reading about murderers in newspapers and eagerly awaits the night. When night falls, a magical transformation occurs, setting the stage for a unique exploration of love, queerness, obsession, and unexpected sources of strength. Inspired by the novel „Our Lady of the Flowers“ by Jean Genet.

Original title
Les Fleurs et les Bêtes
Country
Germany
Year
2024
Duration
10’
Color / Black&White
Color
Form
Fiction, Experimental

DIRECTOR:

Victoria Shved

Born in 1997 in Kyiv/Ukraine. Studied Architecture in Kyiv and Wuppertal, currently studying at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. Active as a director, screenwriter, and set designer.Victoria Shved is a writer/director and production designer, born in 1997 in Kyiv. She lives and works in Cologne, Germany. Before turning to film, she studied architecture in Kyiv. She is currently studying at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne.

Filmography

Heilige Arbeit (2022); Unignorable Orange (2021)

DIRECTOR:

team

Director
Victoria Shved
Screenplay
Camera
Luka Krautz
Editing
Victoria Shved
Production Design
Music
Felix von Klitzing
Cast
Biniam Graffé, Peter Brachschoss
Producer
Production
Kunsthochschule für Medien (KHM)
World Sales Company
Kunsthochschule für Medien (KHM)

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