Runaway girl goes in search of her father | "Favorites" - Short Film by Martin Monk

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After falling out with her mother, juvenile Sofia hitchhikes southwards in search of the father she never had. When she meets grumpy engineer Michael, who reluctantly agrees to give her a lift, the two strangers develop an unlikely friendship on their shared journey through the Austrian south.
This short film was nominated in numerous festivals including:
-Cannes Film Festival - Cinéfondation, 2019
-Raindance Film Festival, 2019
-Sarajevo Film Festival, 2019
-Raindance Film Festival, 2019
-Leeds International Film Festival, 2019
-Cinemaforum - International Short Film Festival, 2019
-Max Ophüls Preis, Saarbrücken, 2020
-Österreichischer Filmpreis, 2020
-FEST - New Directors I New Film Festival, 2020
-Leuven International Short Film Festival, 2020
-Uppsala Short Film Festival, 2020
-Tampere Film Festival, 2021
-Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg - EFA Shorts On Tour, 2021
-Jerusalem Film Festival, 2021
-Brussels Short Film Festival (Next Generation), 2021
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CAST & CREW
Original title: Favoriten (Favorites)
Direction: Martin Monk
Production: Film Academy Vienna
Screenplay: Martin Monk
Editing: Felix Kalaivanan
Cinematography: Johannes Höß
Sound: Julia Willi
With: Lia Wilfing, Christian Dolezal, Renate Baier, Günther Lainer
Year: 2019

[@linmonash1244]

So young. So naive. So vulnerable. I was a runaway when I was 12. Was VERY lucky to get home safe. Not every kid, girl or boy, is so lucky. Don't hitch. Don't get in cars or trucks - or go anywhere with strangers. Yes, there are kind and responsible 'Michael's' out there, but a lot of absolute and opportunistic Predators out there too. A fight with mum or dad is not a reason to wind up in a the clutches of a single monster, or trafficked amongst a paedophile ring.

[@andrewhancock2451]

The connection that they made is very touching. I appreciate Michael's straight shooting personality. Things went much better than they could have. But the girl's problems at home are still present. I wonder how that will go.

[@kathyflorcruz552]

Very very very lucky to have met Michael.

[@eshaansarkar2017]

"I would have worried otherwise..."

[@blackbird5634]

Looks like an octopus on her head!!🤣🤣

[@tyebo2010]

I found this emotional, great acting

[@mayranoguera838]

That is so dangerous and then she's being rude to him at the same time 😮😮😮😮😮

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

She’s clearly very hurt and angry and taking it out on him…daily normal adolescent behavior. It’s very dangerous…kids do it though. Some disappear. This girl was very lucky.

[@alimandra]

How we can understand it without English subtitle?

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

I tapped on the window and in the top right corner a cc icon appeared which when tapped upon gives English subtitles.

[@alimandra]

That button wasn't there one month ago :)@@sharonkaczorowski8690

[@hesher1857]

Da Lkw fahrer warad sicher a Lustig gwesen

[@kathyflorcruz552]

You mean odd? Not to be trusted I'd think.

[@esterrios3998]

If my biological parents can dump me, I do not care to know them, let alone look for them.

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

Children who are abandoned may want to know why…it’s not uncommon.

[@kathyflorcruz552]

She never got the father's side of the story. That ALWAYS leaves a huge whole in your life.

[@thearcherofjustice1492]

You can never know what really happened.. It's normal normal to want to know both sides of the story and meet your biological parents..