We are the Monsters (2021) — Alejandro Mathé

Kjell feels trapped in the little town he grew up in. When he meets the mysterious Flurin he instantly feels a fascination for him. Soon they start spending time together and share their fears and desires with each other.

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CREW

Directed by: Alejandro Mathé
Produced by: Anna Weber & Julius Nerlich
Written by: Alejandro Mathé & Caroline Backes
Director of Photography: Marcel Reiter
Editing and Sounddesign: Leo Muheim
Art Design: Sonja Cyrus & Luca Wirtz

CAST

Lion Leuker
Kai Götting

FESTIVALS

SQIFF Scottish Queer Int. Film Festival, Glasgow 2021
I+N Festival Courts Queer Shorts FF, Canada 2021

“I love horror movies. Though I always felt bad for the monsters. (…) They know they can’t win and they still try over and over. They’ll never get a happy ending. Monsters are just monsters ‘cause that’s what people make them out to be.”

– Kjell (We are the Monsters, 2021)

We are the Monsters

Kjell feels trapped in the little town he grew up in. When he meets the mysterious Flurin he instantly feels a fascination for him. Soon they start spending time together and share their fears and desires with each other.

“I love horror movies. Though I always felt bad for the monsters. (…) They know they can’t win and they still try over and over. They’ll never get a happy ending. Monsters are just monsters ‘cause that’s what people make them out to be.”

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