Peter Liechti – Vaters Garten – Die Liebe meiner Eltern AKA Father’s Garden – The Love of My Parents (2013)

“For heaven’s sake, what a question!” exclaims the mother as her son begins the conversation; they had avoided one another for decades.
The film traces a reencounter between the director and his aged parents. It is an attempt at a personal revision of the past. In the process, a new view of his parents emerges, which also provides again and again insight into a bygone era. The story of their marriage, however, borders on a classic drama, leaving us feeling forlorn and miserable even today.

Festivals:
– Germany: Berlinale 2013, Forum (Feb. 2013)
– CH: Nyon, Visions du Réel, official selection (April 2013)
– Austria: Linz, Crossing Europe FF, official selection (April 2013)
– Poland: Warsaw, PLANETE DOC REVIEW IFF, int. competition (May 2013)
– Czech republic: Karlovy Vary IFF, official selection, July 2013
– Gemany: Fünf Seen Film Festival, int. competition, 31 July/August 1st 2013
– Russia: St.Petersburg, Message 2 Man IFF (September 2013)
– South Corea: Busan IFF
– Canada: RIDM Montréal, int. competition, November 2013
– Germany: Leipzig IFF for Documentaries, October/ November 2013
– Germany: Duisburger Filmwoche, November 2013
– Switzerland: Solothurner Filmtage, January 2014
– Netherlands: Rotterdam IFF, January 2014
– Finnland, Docpoint Helsinki, January 2014
– Australia: Audi Festival of German Films, 26 March – 11 April 2014
– München: 29. DOK.fest Int. Dokumentarfilmfestival, 7.5. – 14.5.2014
– Brasilien: 38. Mostra International Filmfestival Sao Paulo – 16.-29.10.2014
– Deutschland: 31. Kasseler Dokumentar- und Videofest – 11.11. – 16.11.2014

Awards:
– Berlinale 2013 Forum: Audience Award (Preis der Leserjury des Tagesspiegels
für den besten Film im internationalen Forum)
– Crossing Europe FF, Linz/Austria 2013; FEDEORA-Award – Best European
Documentary
– Visions du Réel 2013, Nyon: Special Prize of the Jury SSA/Suisssimage for the
most innovative Swiss feature film
– Fünf Seen Film Festival FSFF 2013, Bavaria/Germany: FSFF Documentary Award
– Busan IFF, Korea 2013 : Busan Cinephile Award
– Zürich Film Prize 2013
– Swiss Filmcritics Award: Best Swiss Film 2013
– Swiss Film Award 2014 for Best Documentary
– Swiss Film Award 2014 for Best Editing (Tania Stöcklin)

https://nitro.download/view/8846EA0991504F1/2013_-_Vaters_Garten.rar

Language(s):German
Subtitles:English

Many thanks to @aurora for this copy.