My Friend from Faro explained

My Friend from Faro
Director:	Nana Neul
Producer:	Hejo Emons
Starring:	Anjorka Strechel Lucie Hollmann Manuel Cortez
Cinematography:	Leah Striker
Music:	Jörg Follert
Runtime:	90 minutes
Country:	Germany
Language:	German Portuguese

My Friend from Faro (German: Mein Freund aus Faro) is 2008 German drama film. It marks the directorial debut of Nana Neul and stars Anjorka Strechel and Lucie Hollmann. The film premiered on 16 January 2008 at the Max Ophüls Festival, and was awarded the Fritz Raff Screenplay Award.^[1]

Plot

Mel, an androgynous teenage tomboy in a dead end job, is obsessed with everything Portuguese. When she meets Jenny, Mel quickly decides that the only way to build a relationship with her is by assuming the alter ego of a Portuguese boy.

Cast

• Anjorka Strechel - Mel Wandel
• Lucie Hollmann - Jenny Schmidt
• Manuel Cortez - Nuno
• Florian Panzner - Knut Wandel
• Tilo Prückner - Willi Wandel
• Isolda Dychauk - Bianca

Further reading

• Web site: Graham . David . My Friend From Faro . Eye for Film . 18 May 2011.

External links

• • • My Friend from Faro (Mein Freund aus Faro) at BBFC
• My Friend from Faro at Cineuropa
• Mein Freund aus Faro at Lumiere

Notes and References

1. Web site: Max Ophüls Preise: Bester Kurzfilm, Fritz-Raff-Drehbuchpreis und weitere Preise . Filmfestival Max-Ophüls . 10 October 2018 . German . (Max Ophüls Prize: Best Short Film, Fritz Raff Screenplay Award and other prizes) . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222135457/http://www.max-ophuels-preis.de/das_festival/preistraeger/kurzfilmpreis_fritz_raff_drehbuchpreis_und_weitere_preise . 22 December 2015 . dead .