Adopt Films and Kino Lorber have officially announced that they will release on Blu-ray Sebastian Schipper's
Victoria, winner of the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival. The release will be available for purchase on March 1.
Laia Costa and Frederick Lau star in breakout performances, winning awards for Best Performance by a Leading Actress and Actor, respectively, at the German Film Awards. This groundbreaking and technically daring indie hit and festival success -- ambitiously shot in a single take -- tells the story of a young woman, alone in Berlin, who meets a group of local men at a nightclub, and finds herself involved in a pulse-pounding, exciting thrill-ride that quickly spirals dangerously out of control.
Synopsis: This film is not a movie; it's not about a bank robbery. It is a bank robbery. "Victoria" was shot in one single take. Two hours and eighteen minutes. No cuts. No CGI. No cheap tricks. No expensive ones, either. Just one shot. Victoria, a young woman from Madrid, meets for local Berliners outside a nightclub. Sonne and his friends promise to show her a good time and the real side of the city. But these lads have gotten themselves into hot water: they owe someone a dangerous favor that requires repaying that evening. As Victoria's flirtation with Sonne deepens into something more, he convinces her to come along for the ride. And later, when things become more ominous and possibly lethally dangerous for Sonne, she insists on coming along. As the night takes on an ever more menacing character, what started out as a good time quickly spirals out of control. As dawn approaches, Victoria and Sonne address the inevitable; it's all or nothing and they abandon themselves to a heart-stopping race into the depths of hell.
Victoria Official Trailer from Adopt Films on Vimeo.