North American Premiere
After committing to 17 years of service, an 18-year-old discovers that things are not as uniform in the military as he thought.
Antonis Antoniadis, Soldiers of German Armed Forces
Germany
2025
In German with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Producer
Ricardo Guzmán Bausch, Timon Ott
Screenwriter
Timon Ott
Cinematography
Rafael Kuhn
Editor
Vladimir Vulević, Timon Ott
Original Music
Patrick Dadaczyński
Timon Ott
Born 1998 in Frankfurt, Tim Ott is a filmmaker and photographer based in Germany. After studying German literature and history, Ott began working with internationally renowned production companies, contributing to the development and marketing of various film projects. In 2022, he started film studies at the University of Fine Arts Hamburg, and in 2023, he co-founded the production company Einbaum Film with longtime collaborator Ricardo Guzmán Bausch. Ott’s debut film, The Uninformed, premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in 2025.
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