Young German director Nikias Chryssos first appeared in these pages way back in 2009 with his acclaimed short film
Tower Block and he now returns with his debut feature film - the dark satire
The Bunker.
A young student is lodging with a family in the forest where the peace
and seclusion of their subterranean bunker will allow him to concentrate
on an academic work. The family welcomes him with great friendliness
and, at first, everything seems to be fine. But after a while the
parents increasingly use the student as a private tutor for their eight
year old son, Klaus, who up until now has been educated exclusively by
his father at home. They want the boy to receive a comprehensive
education - this includes the study of global financial systems and
Machiavellian machinations. As the student has less and less time to
devote to his own work, and cracks start to appear in the family's
facade. A highly neurotic web of relationships is revealed, the chief
victim of which is the young Klaus. Totally overwhelmed by the excessive
expectations of his parents, the child has no opportunity to play or
let off steam. When the student sides with Klaus against his domineering
parents, the situation threatens to spiral out of control.
Selected as part of the Perspektive Deutsches Kino program in Berlin the world premiere of Chryssos' debut is just around the corner and ScreenAnarchy is proud to premiere the poster art for the film as well as sharing the first released clip. You'll find the clip below and you can click the poster image below as well for a larger version. Pit Bukowski, Daniel Fripan, Oona von Maydell and David Scheller star.