''37 ohne Zwiebeln'' () is a German short film directed by André Erkau. The film premiered at the 2006 Max Ophüls Preis film festival and is also the director's final thesis at the Cologne Academy of Media Arts.

Plot

Lukas Knispe's childhood dream was to become a diver, he loved the slowness and stillness underwater. Now, at 37, he is the sales manager of a sizeable business, and his work is anything but slow and still. So far this has not been a problem for Lukas Knispe, as opposed to the jumps, gaps and lapses in time which have been troubling him for some time now. For example, Lukas Knispe skids from the canteen into the conference room without knowing how he turned up there. Or he learns nothing from a discussion in the conference room because moments later he finds himself back in the office. Knispe's efforts to get a grip on his life, to get back in touch with himself and his time, end in chaos. Lukas Knispe only manages it once he becomes emotionally stable. But this, too, proves to be no easy task.

Cast

* Bernd Moss as Lukas Knispe * Linda Olsansky as Maria *

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Awards

*2006: Best Short Film, Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis *2006: Special Mention, Internationales Kurzfilm-Festival Hamburg *2006: Best Script, Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis

References

External links

* 2006 films German comedy short films 2000s German-language films 2000s German films {{2000s-Germany-film-stub