18-year-old Anna lives with her father, Robert—both trapped in the unresolved trauma of her mother’s fatal accident two years ago. While Robert gets by working at a slaughterhouse, Anna manages the household. Their fragile dynamic begins to shatter when Anna commits herself to rescuing a runaway cow. When the animal causes a serious car accident, Robert is forced to coordinate its capture, but Anna manages to hide it deep in the forest. Driven by haunting nightmares and mounting desperation, she spirals into a crisis—until a dramatic discovery forces father and daughter to finally confront their repressed past.
Distributor: mindjazz pictures (Germany)
CAST
Hannah Schiller
Sascha Nathan
Ella
Lina Sternemann
Anton Petzold
Benjamin Schroeder
CREW
Author & Director: Marc Pierschel
Producer: Steffi Koehler
DOP: Sarina Laudam
Casting: Deborah Congia, Jaqueline May
Production Manager: Karoline Hunder
Line Producer: Mario von Grumbkow
Production Design: Nele Nimmer
Editing: Marius Schaaf
Costumes: Lilly Ebben
Make-up: Nil Alina Klausmann
Lighting: Lisa Maria Müller, Lars Elliger
Original Sound: Enrico Francese
Music: Hannes Ohde
Sounddesign & Mixing: Jonathan Schorr
Color Grading: Dennis Kaspari
Shooting dates: August 04 2025 - September 03 2025
Locations: Muenster / Sendenhorst, NRW & Kollnburg, Bayern
MATILDA is a co-production between Antimae Film and Filmwerkstatt Münster e.V. The film is supported by the German Federal Film Board (FFA), Phauna Foundation, Zukunft Stiftung Jetzt, Bastet Foundation, and the STEP program of Hessen Film & Medien, among others.
18-year-old Anna lives with her father, Robert—both trapped in the unresolved trauma of her mother’s fatal accident two years ago. While Robert gets by working at a slaughterhouse, Anna manages the household. Their fragile dynamic begins to shatter when Anna commits herself to rescuing a runaway cow. When the animal causes a serious car accident, Robert is forced to coordinate its capture, but Anna manages to hide it deep in the forest. Driven by haunting nightmares and mounting desperation, she spirals into a crisis—until a dramatic discovery forces father and daughter to finally confront their repressed past.
Distributor: mindjazz pictures (Germany)
CAST
Hannah Schiller
Sascha Nathan
Ella
Lina Sternemann
Anton Petzold
Benjamin Schroeder
CREW
Author & Director: Marc Pierschel
Producer: Steffi Koehler
DOP: Sarina Laudam
Casting: Deborah Congia, Jaqueline May
Production Manager: Karoline Hunder
Line Producer: Mario von Grumbkow
Production Design: Nele Nimmer
Editing: Marius Schaaf
Costumes: Lilly Ebben
Make-up: Nil Alina Klausmann
Lighting: Lisa Maria Müller, Lars Elliger
Original Sound: Enrico Francese
Music: Hannes Ohde
Sounddesign & Mixing: Jonathan Schorr
Color Grading: Dennis Kaspari
Shooting dates: August 04 2025 - September 03 2025
Locations: Muenster / Sendenhorst, NRW & Kollnburg, Bayern
MATILDA is a co-production between Antimae Film and Filmwerkstatt Münster e.V. The film is supported by the German Federal Film Board (FFA), Phauna Foundation, Zukunft Stiftung Jetzt, Bastet Foundation, and the STEP program of Hessen Film & Medien, among others.