Overview

• Lauro Cress’s debut feature, 'Ungeduld des Herzens,' won the €36,000 Best Feature Film award at the 46th Max Ophüls Film Festival in Saarbrücken.
• The film explores themes of identity, longing, and unexpected friendship between a soldier and a woman in a wheelchair, earning praise for its sensitivity and performances.
• Giulio Brizzi and Ladina von Frisching were honored as Best Newcomer Actors for their roles in the film.
• Other notable winners include 'Rote Sterne überm Feld,' which received the Critics’ Prize, and 'Ich sterbe, kommst du?' honored with both the Audience Award and the Social Relevance Prize.
• The festival showcased 57 films, awarding 19 prizes across various categories, and highlighted emerging talent from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.