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 fulfills 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 momentous decision.
Styx is a 2018 German-Austrian drama film directed by Wolfgang Fischer. It was screened in the Panorama section at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 95% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7.69/10.
Styx (2019)
Directed by: Wolfgang Fischer
Starring: Susanne Wolff, Gedion Oduor Wekesa, Felicity Babao, Alexander Beyer, Inga Birkenfeld, Anika Menger
Screenplay by: Wolfgang Fischer, Ika Künzel
Production Design by: Wolfgang Fischer, Ika Künzel, Benedict Neuenfels
Cinematography by: Benedict Neuenfels
Film Editing by: Monika Willi
Distributed by: Beta Cinema
Release Date: March 1, 2019
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