Egomania: Island Without Hope

The story

Egomania is a visually stunning end-of-the-world melodrama about lust, jealousy and murder set amidst solar eclipses, orchestral chants and the distant thunder of the boiling sea. The film’s characters – riddled with unconscious desires – find themselves imprisoned on an island. Drawing parallels to the work of British filmmaker Derek Jarman and staring Jarman’s actress-muse Tilda Swinton, Schlingensief’s raw and almost mythological film stands in contrast to his more offensive efforts.

Cast & crew

Udo KierBaron Tante Teufel

Tilda SwintonSally

Uwe FellensiekWilliam

Anna Fechter

Anna FechterRia

Anastasia Kudelka

Anastasia KudelkaAnastasia

Sergej GleithmannAnatol

Dietrich KuhlbrodtNotary

Wolfgang Schulte

Wolfgang SchulteNotary's Assistant

Ark Boysen

Ark BoysenSailor

Melf Boysen

Melf BoysenSmall Boy

Werner Funke

Werner FunkeNarrator