SYNOPSIS
As a variation on “Hänsel and Gretel”, THIS VERY MOMENT tells the story of a flustered stepmother who dumps her husband’s children on the side of the road during a shopping trip to Poland. Afraid of repurcussions, she does not tell him what happened and returns home pretending everything is fine. However, when the father discovers his children are missing, he starts a desperate search and is willing to give up everything to find them. Sylvia tries to help him and comfort him. While the children are trying their best to get home and the police are no help, the father and stepmother go out on their own to find the children.

ABOUT
Christoph Hochhäusler was born in Munich in 1972 and lives in Berlin. 1996–2004 he studied film directing at the HFF, Munich. His six full-length feature films to date have been included several times in the official program of the Cannes Film Festival (FALSCHER BEKENNER in 2005, UNTER DIR DIE STADT in 2010), Berlinale (THIS VERY MOMENT in 2003, SÉANCE in 2009, EINE MINUTE DUNKEL in 2011, BIS ANS ENDE DER NACHT in 2023) and Rome (DIE LÜGEN DER SIEGER in 2014) and have received numerous awards. From 2017 to 2021 he was “Senior Lecturer in Directing” at the German Film and Television Academy, Berlin (DFFB). Hochhäusler is the author of numerous film journalistic works, including – since 1998 – as founder and co-editor of the film magazine Revolver.