Elsa Seifert, a successful probation officer, is completely absorbed in her work. When a young offender, Jan, becomes her new probation client, Elsa finds herself at the mercy of his blatant offer to submit to her sexually. She is drawn into a vortex from which she cannot escape. Elsa embarks on a risky affair with Jan. The two celebrate and stage their desires, creating their own unique sexual cosmos. In the process, their lives are increasingly thrown off balance... She lives with Raimar, the father of their daughter Daniela. When their daughter moves out, Elsa's daily routine begins to fall apart. The routines she has followed for decades no longer make sense to her. Instead, she becomes receptive to anything that promises her a new, intense way of life. With HOUNDED (VERFOLGT), director Angelina Maccarone (Fremde Haut) paints a haunting picture of two people who confront their deep longing, fear, and desire. Social conventions no longer count, and the boundaries between love and pain, devotion and dependence become blurred. Angelina Maccarone's film HOUNDED (VERFOLGT) was awarded the Golden Leopard in the “Cinéastes du présent” section of the Locarno International Film Festival. The film also received the rating “Besonders wertvoll” (particularly valuable) from the Wiesbaden Film Rating Agency. Lead actor Kostja Ullmann was honored with the New Faces Award for Best Young Actor in 2007. The film has also been presented at other international festivals, including the Hof Film Festival, the Shanghai International Film Festival, and the Créteil International Women's Film Festival.
Winner of the Golden Leopard: In a passionate encounter with a young client, Elsa discovers her sexual depths.
Elsa Seifert, a successful probation officer, is completely absorbed in her work. When a young offender, Jan, becomes her new probation client, Elsa finds herself at the mercy of his blatant offer to submit to her sexually.
She is drawn into a vortex from which she cannot escape. Elsa embarks on a risky affair with Jan. The two celebrate and stage their desires, creating their own unique sexual cosmos. In the process, their lives are increasingly thrown off balance...
She lives with Raimar, the father of their daughter Daniela. When their daughter moves out, Elsa's daily routine begins to fall apart. The routines she has followed for decades no longer make sense to her. Instead, she becomes receptive to anything that promises her a new, intense way of life.
With HOUNDED (VERFOLGT), director Angelina Maccarone (Fremde Haut) paints a haunting picture of two people who confront their deep longing, fear, and desire. Social conventions no longer count, and the boundaries between love and pain, devotion and dependence become blurred.
Angelina Maccarone's film HOUNDED (VERFOLGT) was awarded the Golden Leopard in the “Cinéastes du présent” section of the Locarno International Film Festival. The film also received the rating “Besonders wertvoll” (particularly valuable) from the Wiesbaden Film Rating Agency. Lead actor Kostja Ullmann was honored with the New Faces Award for Best Young Actor in 2007. The film has also been presented at other international festivals, including the Hof Film Festival, the Shanghai International Film Festival, and the Créteil International Women's Film Festival.