Thomas the High Jumper

Overview

For Thomas, it’s all about sport. The young high-jumper sticks to the uncompromising training and dietary regime at a sports camp. We soon learn that this is creating an unhealthy situation – to put it mildly. It’s clear from the start that there’s something very wrong in this boy’s life. Not only does he regularly lock himself away to self-harm, or practise leaving a voice-mail for his absent father – the military-style control exercised by his mother, Margot, is absolutely suffocating. Both for Thomas, and for the viewer.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 25, 2020

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln

Cast

Max Poerting

Director

Leri Matehha

Writer

Leri Matehha

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt14709478