Amnesia

Over the course of a half-century, Barbet Schroeder has fashioned one of the most intriguingly eclectic filmmaking careers, marked by a recurring fascination with situations and characters that challenge moral assumptions, including a bloodthirsty dictator (IDI AMIN DADA), a filthy-rich murder defendant (REVERSAL OF FORTUNE), and a teenage hit man (OUR LADY OF THE ASSASSINS). AMNESIA is a deeply personal project, returning to the Ibiza location of Schroeder's first film MORE and featuring a central character based on his own mother. The story begins in 1990; Martha (Keller of MARATHON MAN and FEDORA) is a German musician living in self-imposed exile in Ibiza who, following World War II, completely renounced her native land. Her self-righteous isolation is challenged by the fall of the Berlin Wall and by a romantically charged friendship with Jo (Riemelt), a young German DJ who moves in next door. The title refers to a famous Ibiza nightclub of the era, but another meaning emerges when Jo's mother and grandfather (Ganz) arrive for a visit that will awaken the ghosts of the past.