Eurotrash

When renowned author Philipp realizes that he and his wealthy family are the worst kind of people, he travels across Switzerland with his terminally ill and alcoholic mother Helene, to give away their accumulated fortune to those in need. Between their angelic taxi driver and the greedy crooks after their plastic bag full of cash, the surreal journey turns magic, and in the end, Philipp finds what he has always longed for: a mother.

COMMENTARY
Eurotrash is a wander through the sights and secrets of a Europe in flight from itself, but, above all, a tragicomedy about an upper-middle-class family, its demons, its shame and guilt over the past it has inherited, and the need to move on.

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
Philipp and his mother Helene are two characters deeply damaged by the emotional scars of two generations, heirs to the remnants of Europe’s brutal 20th-century history. The film places the trauma of the sexual abuse both characters experienced in childhood at the forefront, and the Nazi money underpinning the family’s wealth transforms any sense of security into horror. Eurotrash’s snarky dialogue and the clashes between the two characters often give comic relief, yet a deep sadness underlies their relationship. Above all, for me Eurotrash is a mysterious road trip where reality and fiction blur, creating a surreal universe.