Luisa

Luisa is in her early twenties, works in a laundry, and lives in a residential group for people with disabilities. She is happy with her boyfriend Anton, gets on well with her flatmates and the nursing staff, and has loving parents. When she becomes increasingly quiet and withdrawn, it becomes clear that something must have happened. Unexpectedly, an examination reveals that she is pregnant. Anton cannot be the father, as he is infertile. Though it seems obvious that she’s been abused, Luisa remains silent. What happened? The investigation becomes a test of endurance for her, for Anton, and for the entire residential group. For her debut film, Julia Roesler worked with the inclusive acting ensemble “Meine Damen und Herren” from Hamburg. The topic of abuse of people with disabilities is staged as a suspenseful whodunit. It takes a critical look at institutional structures, without reducing the story and the protagonists to stereotypes.