Salaud Morisset Boards German-Indonesian Cannes Short 'Vaterland'
Berthold Wahjudi’s short film is joining the company’s Cannes slate alongside Yesterday the Eyes Didn’t Sleep in Un Certain Regard and Directors’ Fortnight title Low Expectations. Berlin-based Salaud Morisset has acquired worldwide distribution rights to German-Indonesian filmmaker Berthold Wahjudi’s short film “Vaterland” or A Bule Named Yanto, which is competing at Cannes Critics’ Week 2026. Described as a journey back to one’s roots in search of identity, the film follows a German-Indonesian man who visits his younger sister in Yogyakarta to reconnect with his Indonesian heritage through a bittersweet exploration of mixed-race identity. The film is among the 13 short films selected for Critics’ Week this year. It is produced by Jonas Egert and Sylvain Cruiziat of Madfilms, and co-produced by Annisa Adjam for Aftersun Creative and Melissa Byrne for Allergikerfilm. Cinematography is by Noah Böhm, with editing by Clémentine Decremps ( The Fin , Locarno 2025). Berthold Wahjudi is a Germ...