Kherou

In today’s society, we worship success. Failure is something to be ashamed of, something to be hidden. This film is an unflinching look at failure. A story about how hard work doesn’t always pay off. We follow Kherou, a young wrestler in Dakar, through the ups and downs of his career. Shot entirely on 16mm, the rough look of the film echoes the harshness of his life. This is a film about embracing our failures. Because it’s our failures more than our successes that truly shape the people we are.

Marko Roth

Director

Moritz Dehler

DoP

Tobias Blickle

1st AC

Meissa Seck

Local Producer

Kherou Ngor

Wrestler

Emma Backman

Edit

Marina Starke

Colorist

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Marko Roth

Director

Moritz Dehler

DoP

Tobias Blickle

1st AC

Meissa Seck

Local Producer

Kherou Ngor

Wrestler

Emma Backman

Edit

Marina Starke

Colorist

Moritz Staub

Sounddesign

Jakob Balogh

Composer

Vicky Jacob-Ebbinghaus

Copywriter

Aline Mayerhoffer

Translator

Vantage Film

Equipment

Focus Film

Lab