Fifteen Rooms

Even in a hospice life goes on. Danka, a cleaning lady, cleans 15 rooms overlooking Berlin Neukölln. There's a lot of laughter and a lot of smoking, but also a lot of goodbyes. A mother-in-law may be annoying. A stuffed animal offers consolation. The recollection of missed opportunities may create a sense of loss. Danka, the institution's cleaning lady, experiences a lot in the course of her daily life, tidying up these 15 rooms overlooking the roofs of Neukölln. She is always happy to spend time with the residents, or just to keep them company. FIFTEEN ROOMS is a documentary about living in a place of dying.

Keywords

  • Label: docfilm42
  • Made in Germany
  • achtung berlin – new berlin film award
  • Aging
  • Berlin
  • community
  • Mental Health
  • work

Director

  • Silke Schissler

Documentary, Independent


32min


16+

DE


EN

Germany
2016
There is a lot of smoking in a Neukölln hospice and there are also many farewells.

There is a lot of smoking in a Neukölln hospice and there are also many farewells.


Even in a hospice life goes on. Danka, a cleaning lady, cleans 15 rooms overlooking Berlin Neukölln. There's a lot of laughter and a lot of smoking, but also a lot of goodbyes.


A mother-in-law may be annoying. A stuffed animal offers consolation. The recollection of missed opportunities may create a sense of loss. Danka, the institution's cleaning lady, experiences a lot in the course of her daily life, tidying up these 15 rooms overlooking the roofs of Neukölln.


She is always happy to spend time with the residents, or just to keep them company. FIFTEEN ROOMS is a documentary about living in a place of dying.

Festivals

Cast & Crew