FRIENDLY FIRE
Austria, Germany 2024 – Director: Ein Film von Klaus Fried, realisiert von Julia Albrecht – Original language: English, German – Subtitles: English, German – Length: 109 min.
Erich Fried is among the most significant German-language poets. Having fled Vienna, he became an awkward writer after 1945, who condemned injustices in verse and believed in the power of love. What is it like to grow up as the son of such an icon? Klaus Fried examines his father’s life and discovers an empathetic troublemaker. Ina Borrmann
Biography
Klaus Fried began working in film in the 1980s, shooting commercials, music videos and short films. He is a lecturer in film practice at the London College of Communication and in film production at Middlesex University. FRIENDLY FIRE is his feature film debut.
Julia Albrecht works as a freelance author, director and editor specializing in documentary film. The production company schoenfilm, founded together with Busso von Mueller, develops documentaries and film material. Their work focuses on Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and China.
Filmography (selection)
Klaus Fried
ROOM SERVICE, UK 2012, 14 min.
GONE TO THE DOGS, UK 2009, 25 min.
BILLY´S WAKE, UK 2002, 14 min.
Julia Albrecht
BE WATER – VOICES FROM HONG KONG, DE 2023, 92 min. (DOK.international Main Competition 2023)
GOOD MORNING HANOI, DE 2003
SHANGHAI FICTION, DE 2009, 133 min.
Nominated for the VIKTORIA Main Competition DOK.international
Slices of life, insights and perspectives: The films of the International Competition open doors to new worlds for us. They compete for the award VIKTORIA Main Competition, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. The award donor is Bayerischer Rundfunk.
Nominated for the DOK.edit Award
No youth rating
Writer: Klaus Fried, Andrew Hood †. Camera: Ralf Ilgenfritz; Matthias Kreitschmann. Sound: Ralf Ilgenfritz, Matthias Kreitschmann. Editing: Julia Albrecht. Production: HANFGARN & UFER. Producer: Gunter Hanfgarn. Co-Producers: Ralph Wieser, Mischief Films, Vienna.
