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SYNOPSIS
Piotr, known as Toro, works as an escort in Germany and saves money to return to Poland with his friend Victor. But when Victor becomes involved with local drug dealers, Toro is pulled into a spiral of violence that threatens to destroy everything he has worked for.
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
BERLINALE BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL
Perspective of German Cinema
HOF INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Nominated for the New German Cinema Award
Special Mention of the Jury
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Screenplay and Direction
Martin Hawie
Executive Producer
Martin Hawie
Production Company
Academy of Media Arts Cologne
Co-Production
Academy of Media Arts Cologne
Funded with the support of
Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
Starring
Lucas Gregorowicz
Khatarina Schüttler
Denis Moschitto
Official Material
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To request online screening access, please contact: team@zorrofilms.de
Martin
Hawie
With Toro, I was interested in looking at people who live on the margins of society, far from the promises that once brought them to Europe. Many search for a new beginning, but instead face a reality far harsher than they had imagined.
I am drawn to characters who live between hope and failure, trying to preserve their dignity in a world that often makes them invisible. In this context, friendship can become the only form of family.
Toro is, above all, the story of two men trying to remain loyal to each other in a world where violence and betrayal are never far away.
Photo: Martin Hawie at the Hof International Film Festival, 2015
