IF WE KNEW
Netherlands 2007 – Director: Petra Lataster-Czisch, Peter Lataster – Original language: Dutch – Subtitles: English – Length: 80 min.
“The most important thing is that the child has to have a prospect of a good life.” IF WE KNEW gently explores this concept of a “good life” at the Groningen University neonatal intensive care unit. We experience how closely birth, life, pain and death are related to each other and what everyday life is like for the doctors who must make existential decisions on a daily basis and sometimes within minutes. Sara Gómez
As part of the homage, a masterclass with Petra Lataster-Czisch and Peter Lataster will be held on Sunday 5 May. In conversation with the two filmmakers, Rebecca Zehr investigates their work. The masterclass will be held in German.
Biography
Petra Lataster-Czisch was born in the GDR (Dessau). She works as a screenwriter and director.
Peter Lataster was born in the Netherlands and works as a cameraman. Together they have formed a film team since 1989. They founded their own production company, Lataster Films, in 2001.
Filmography
JOURNEY THROUGH OUR WORLD, NL 2022, 113 min.
MISS KIET’S CHILDREN, NL 2016, 115 min.
TALES OF A RIVER, NL 1994, 85 min.
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English/Original Title: ALS WE HET ZOUDEN WETEN. Writer: Petra Lataster-Czisch, Peter Lataster. Camera: Peter Lataster. Sound: Gertjan Miedema. Editing: Mario Steenbergen. Music: Candy Dulfer. Production: Marty de Jong. Producer: x.
