Alain Platel: Nicht Schlafen
2016 · Alain Platel · 111 min
A group of men gathers around some dead horses to perform a ritual. Summarized in one sentence like this, "nicht schlafen" might retain the semblance of a story. But everything instantly contradicts this notion. The area of the archaic cult is bounded by a giant blanket. And amongst the men there is one woman. Is this the staging of a new Rite of Spring? Will a woman be sacrificed once more to atone for failing masculinity?
- Director
- Alain Platel
- Original language
- English
- Released
- 1 Sept 2016
- Status
- Released
- Length
- 111 min
- Studio
- Maison de la Danse
