Styx

Rike - 40, a doctor from Europe - embodies a typical Western model of happiness and success. She is educated, confident, determined and committed. We see Rike‘s everyday life, as an emergency doctor, before she fulfils a long-held dream and sails out to sea alone in her sailing boat. Her goal: Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean. But her dream holiday is quickly broken off on the high seas, when, after a storm, she finds herself near a stricken fishing boat. Around a hundred people are about to drown. Rike follows maritime law and radios for help. As her request is going nowhere, she is forced to make a fatal decision.

  • Wolfgang Fischer
    Director
  • Wolfgang Fischer
    Writer
  • Ika Künzel
    Writer
  • Marcos Kantis
    Producer
  • Martin Lehwald
    Producer
  • Michal Pokorny
    Producer
  • Susanne Wolff
    Key Cast
    "Rike"
  • Gedion Oduor Wekesa
    Key Cast
    "Kingsley"
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 33 minutes
  • Country of Origin:
    Austria
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:1.85
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Berlin International Film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    February 16, 2018
    Panorama Special opening film
  • Valetta Film Festival
    Valetta
    Malta
    Best Performance to Susanne Wolff and Best Cinematography to Benedict Neuenfels

  • Germany
    Deutscher Menschenrechts-Filmpreis, German Metropolis Awards: Best Director + Best Actress Susanne Wolff + Award for contribution as a Producer Marcos Kantis

  • Luxembourg
    Youth Jury Award

  • Austria
    Austrian Film Award: Best Director + Best Screenplay + Best Editing

  • Germany
    German Film Award: Best Actress + Best Sound Design + Best Camera + Silver Lola for Best Film
Director - Wolfgang Fischer