The House

Germany 2029. Political journalist Johann Hellström is banned from his profession after an important source in his last article turns out to be a false informant. Hellström believes it was an act of sabotage by the increasingly authoritarian government, but also bitterly reproaches his editor-in-chief Paschke (Hans-Jochen Wagner) for not protecting him. Together with his wife Lucia, Johann retreats to their luxurious and fully digitalized weekend home on an idyllic island. While political conditions in the country continue to destabilize due to a terrorist attack, their “smarthome” develops more and more a life of its own. It manipulates the couple and plays them off against each other by revealing intimate secrets. Finally, when two regime critics, wanted throughout Germany, seek shelter with Lucia, the situation in the house escalates completely. Johann is torn between his love for Lucia and the feeling of having been betrayed by her: Who can he still trust?

Festivals & Preise:
Filmfest Hamburg 2021: Official Selection; Fantasporto Film Festival 2022: Best Screenplay & Critics Award