The Penpal
Documentary feature — Bavarian Broadcasting — 80 min. — 2023
Claretta Cerio dies and director Sarah Klewes loses a longtime pen pal. Now, she explores the fateful life of the 65 years older writer and embarks on an emotional journey into the past.
Watch on TV:
November 5, 2025, BR/ARD, ARD library
July 13, 2026, 3sat, 3sat library
Directed and written by Sarah Klewes
Filmed by Ute Bolmer & Felix Press, Luigjina Shkupa
Edited by Sophie Oldenbourg
Production by solo:film in Tuscany, Italy and Munich, Germany
Co-production by HFF Munich & Bayerischer Rundfunk
Funded by FFF Bavaria
Premiered at 57th International Hof Film Festival 2023 (Germany)