Eating the Silence

(2021)

Genres: Drama, Family, Fantasy

Year: 2021

Runtime: 23 мин

Director: Joël Jent, Ali Al-Fatlawi

Cast: Manfred Liechti, Alireza Bayram, Meret Bodamer

Plot

Rolf, a hemiplegic, spends his days dozing on a sofa bed in his dusty apartment. On TV, he learns of a deadly pandemic sweeping around the globe. While the world around him falls apart, he bears witness to it on his screen with relish. When his nurse fails to visit him, Rolf realizes that his survival is anything but certain.