Asaiko asks what happens when closeness no longer comes easily. The film follows Claire (Luise Pahlke) and Mali (Luca Sell), a young couple suddenly confronted with questions that challenge their relationship: contraception, responsibility, the desire for children, and the future.
Moving between physical intimacy, silence, and the urge to remain true to oneself, ASAIKO unfolds as a quiet, psychologically dense portrait of growing up. An intimate story about love, fear, and the desire to make one’s own choices.
creative director Laura Spieker / director of photography Henri Graute
executive producers & writers HENRI GRAUTE, LAURA SPIEKER / assistant director PAUL FUCHS / costume, make-up & hair INÈS KRAPAT / set design SOFIE KÖHLER / assistant set design LUKAS GUST / script continuity MARAI RABBOW / assistant camera DENNIS WITTMANN, MIHANTA FIEDRICH / grip ALEXANDER PURPS / best boy CHRISTIAN SANNE / gaffer JULIUS SCHMITT / electrician BENJAMIN REDER, ANTIONIA ROSENBERG, MARVIN HORSTBRINK / sound mixer MIKA BECKMANN / boom operator MARLON FUCHS
ARRI Alexa 35 / Cooke S4 / 4608x3164 / 3:2 Open Gate / ProRes 422 / Stereo