Die guten Jahre

Documentary Film, AT 2024, DCP, 94 min, OmeU

At the age of 53, Michael moves back into his childhood bedroom after his mother is diagnosed with the early stages of dementia. Is the photographer, who suffers from depression, up to the new task in life? Reiner Riedler accompanies his longtime friend with the camera, vividly documenting the challenges of caregiving. A sensitive documentary depiction of a loving convergence of mother and son.

Director: Reiner Riedler
Script: Katja Schröckenstein, Reiner Riedler
Cast: Michael Appelt, Christine Appelt, Frank Robert, Astrid Biribauer, Katharina Schrems, Hannes Kment
Camera: Reiner Riedler
Editor: Gerhard Daurer; Zusätzlicher Schnitt: Martin Biribauer
Location Sound: Eva Hausberger, Maximilian Rosenberger, Andreas Pils
Music: Imre LB; Zusätzliche Musik: Martin Hemmer
Sounddesign: Andreas Pils / Primitive Studios
Additional Credits: Dramaturgie: Gerhard Daurer; Beratung Konzept: Katja Schröckenstein; Beratung Schnitt: Eva Hausberger; Künstlerische Beratung: Frank Robert; DIT / Erster Kameraassistent / Drohne: Maximilian Rosenberger; Color Grading und Compositing: Bernhard Hochenauer; Produktionsberatung: Catrin Freundlinger, Veronika Hraby; Titel Design: Michael Fürnsinn
Producers: Reiner Riedler
Production: Reiner Riedler Filmproduktion
Funded by: BMKÖS – Kunst und Kultur
ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen
Land Niederösterreich Kultur
Stadt Wien MA 7
World Premiere: Diagonale '24
Production format: digital