Germany 2024Language:GermanSubtitles:EnglishDirector:Chiara FleischhackerWriter:Chiara FleischhackerCinematographer:Lisa JilgEditor:Tobias WieduwiltMusic:Peter AlbrechtWith:Emma Nova, Paul Wollin, Friederike Becht, Barbara PhilippProducer:Martin RohéProduction Company:Neue Bioskop Film GmbHDistributor:Weltkino Filmverleih GmbH116 min, Colour

Jenny loves her boyfriend Bolle, with whom she lives and is expecting a child. But Jenny has plenty of problems. She is about to start a prison sentence and she is addicted to crystal meth. The magnificent Emma Nova embodies the role of Jenny with great physical and emotional credibility. Sensitively and with great tenderness for the main character, VENA tells the story of the contradictory emotional world of a young woman who is already a mother but unable to cope with the responsibility, and who combines the maturity of an adult with the vulnerability of a child. VENA's producer Martin Rohé was born in Braunschweig.

Director's Biography:Chiara Fleischhacker studied documentary film directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. VENA is her debut graduation film. She was awarded the Thomas Strittmatter Screenplay Prize 2022 and the Caligari Promotion Prize 2021 for her screenplay.

Director's Filmography:
2018 GOLDEN GIRL (SHORT)
2018 WAS BLEIBT (SHORT)