Sleeping Sickness (2011)

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Ebbo and Vera Velten have spent the better part of the past twenty years living in different African countries. Ebbo is the manager of a sleeping sickness programme. His work is fulfilling. Vera, however, feels increasingly lost in Yaounde’s ex-pat community. She can’t bear the separation from her 14-year-old daughter, Helen, who is attending boarding school in Germany. Ebbo must give up his life in Africa or he risks losing the woman he loves. But his fear of returning to a land now remote to him increases with each passing day. Years later. Alex Nzila, a young French doctor of Congolese origin, travels to Cameroon to evaluate a development project. It’s been a long time since he set foot on this continent, but, instead of finding new prospects, he encounters a destructive, lost man. Like a phantom, Ebbo slips away from his evaluator.

Director: Ulrich Köhler
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 91 min
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Cast

Screenplay

Cinematography: Patrick Orth
Editing: Katharina Wartena, Eva Könnemann
Production: Komplizen Film, Why Not Productions, Ö-Filmproduktion, IDTV Film, ZDF
Country: Cameroon, Germany, France, Netherlands
Language: Deutsch, Français, Nederlands
Original Language: de
More Films by Director: Ulrich Köhler
More Films in Genre: Drama

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sleeping Sickness about?
Ebbo and Vera Velten have spent the better part of the past twenty years living in different African countries. Ebbo is the manager of a sleeping sickness programme. His work is fulfilling. Vera, however, feels increasingly lost in Yaounde’s ex-pat community. She can’t bear the separation from her 14-year-old daughter, Helen, who is attending boarding school in Germany. Ebbo must give up his life in Africa or he risks losing the woman he loves. But his fear of returning to a land now remote to him increases with each passing day. Years later. Alex Nzila, a young French doctor of Congolese origin, travels to Cameroon to evaluate a development project. It’s been a long time since he set foot on this continent, but, instead of finding new prospects, he encounters a destructive, lost man. Like a phantom, Ebbo slips away from his evaluator.
Who directed Sleeping Sickness?
Sleeping Sickness was directed by Ulrich Köhler.
Who stars in Sleeping Sickness?
Sleeping Sickness stars Pierre Bokma, Jean-Christophe Folly, Jenny Schily, Hippolyte Girardot, Maria Elise Miller, Sava Lolov.
How long is Sleeping Sickness?
Sleeping Sickness has a runtime of 1h 31m (91 minutes).
What genre is Sleeping Sickness?
Sleeping Sickness is a Drama film.
Where was Sleeping Sickness produced?
Sleeping Sickness was produced in Cameroon, Germany, France, Netherlands.