Intheworldoffetishesthere’sanicheforeverytypeofproclivity.Arwedcaterstoaspecialtypeofcustomer:herunsaprivateprisonwhereheishappytofindallsortsofwaystobullyandvictimisehispayingguestsontheothersideofthebars.Asprisondirectorheismasterofceremonies;duringthecourseofoneweek,heandhispartnerDennishelpfulfiltheirprisoners’wildestfantasies.Theinmatestreatthedaysandnightstheyspendinhandcuffsandlegironsasarealholiday–hereatlastisaplacewheretheycanfinallyswitchoffandrelax.Theroleplaylooksabitlikeimprovisedtheatre,especiallywhendirectorArwedandhisassistantDennisplanthenextday’sperformanceinthebarecellsandcorridorsoftheirinstitution.Butevenwhenusingthewhipthese‘torturers’neverforgettobehumaneand,inspiteoftheirtoughprisonwarderguise,theyarefullyaware,inawaythatisalmostcaring,oftheirresponsibilityforthosein‘detention’.<br/> DirectorJanSoldatposeshisquestionsoff-screen,inthesameinterviewstylethatheadoptedinhisshortfilms.berlinale2015