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Head Burst
Directed bySavaş Ceviz
Written bySavaş Ceviz
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAnne Bolick
Edited by
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 19 October 2019 (2019-October-19) (São Paulo International Film Festival)
  • 2 April 2020 (2020-April-02) (Internet)
  • 20 August 2020 (2020-August-20) (Germany)
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Head Burst (Kopfplatzen in German) is a 2019 drama film by German-Turkish director Savaş Ceviz.

The film tells the story of a pedophile named Markus, played by Max Riemelt who is distressed about his own attractions. When a mother and her young son moves in, he is forced to confront the desires he long repressed.

Plot

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Markus is a 29-year-old, handsome but single and a respected architect. Despite the normal life he lives, no one around him suspects that he has pedophilic tendencies. Little boy's bodies excite him. Yet despite these feelings, he hates himself for his thoughts and has to fight his desires every day. One day, a woman named Jessica moves into the apartment next door, with her 8-year-old son, Arthur. Markus starts babysitting the boy but over time, he starts having feelings for him and comes into conflict with his repressed desires which he feels he cannot control.[1]

Cast

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Production

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It was directed by Savaş Ceviz, who also wrote the script and, together with Jens Südkamp, ​​the film music and acted as film editor together with Frank Brummundt. In preparation for the film, Savaş worked with Berlin Charité's “Prevention Project Dunkelfeld", which aims to provide people dealing with sexual thoughts of children therapeutic help so that they do not harm a child.[4][5]

Savaş first developed the idea of the film in 2006 but had difficulty trying to find funding for the film. It only started filming after SPD politician Sebastian Edathy was investigated for possessing child abuse material in 2014.[6]

Release

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The film was scheduled to release in April 2, 2020 but was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.[2] It was instead released online on the streaming platform Salzgeber Club.[7]

Reception

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Jens Balenborg from epd Film writes that Head Burst has a lot in common with Shame , Steve McQueen's sober, intense character study of a sex addict. Like the English director, Savaş Ceviz does not rely on dramatic drama, but rather on psychological oppression: “He takes us into the head of the pedophilic Markus and lets us see the world through his eyes.” However, the film never stylizes Markus as a monster, but even if you come close to him, he still stays away. says Wartenberg.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Kopfplatzen | Kurhaus". kurhausproduction.de. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  2. ^ a b c d Filmstarts (2020-03-15). ""Matrix 4"-Star Max Riemelt ringt mit pädophilen Neigungen im Trailer zu "Kopfplatzen"". FILMSTARTS.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  3. ^ "TV-Tipp: "Kopfplatzen"". www.evangelisch.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  4. ^ Husmann, Wenke (2020-04-02). "Savaş Ceviz: "Wie lebenswert ist ein Leben, in dem du nie Sex haben darfst?"". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  5. ^ Heidmann, Patrick (2020-04-02). "Max Riemelt über eine Schauspiel-Rolle als pädophiler Mann". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  6. ^ Husmann, Wenke (2020-04-02). "Savaş Ceviz: "Wie lebenswert ist ein Leben, in dem du nie Sex haben darfst?"". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  7. ^ Hentschel, Joachim (2020-04-08). "Film im Streaming "Kopfplatzen": Kampf gegen die Triebe". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  8. ^ "Kritik zu Kopfplatzen | epd Film". www.epd-film.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
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