A family of four, isolated to guard a salt marsh next to a lighthouse, enjoys the pros and cons of life in a wetland. The children play alone with whatever nature itself can provide as a game, ignorant of what fear is: they chase on the shore, search for crabs, and use the iridescence from the light of the nearby lighthouse. As they discover the workings of the surrounding nature, their psychic habitat struggles to process the unfamiliar concepts of impending death (father) and impending life (mother), seemingly squeezed by a pair of pliers (the German word 'zange' of the title, which also applies to the crab's claw) that tightens and tightens to take away their innocence. Death and life in close succession lead the young siblings to early adolescence, which in turn will bring about early adulthood. Childhood dreams can easily become horrible nightmares, dealt with only by the comfort of another.

2024, Drama International Short Film Festival – for Best Sound, Sound Design, and Special Effects

2024, Women in Film and TV, Athens, Greece - Best Film

2025, Trieste, Italy - Official Selection

2025, GoShort, Nijmegen, The Netherlands - Official Selection

2025, The Greek Film Festival in Berlin, Germany - Official Selection

2025, In the Palace, Bulgaria - Official Selection