Leading European distributor Global Screen, part of Telepool, has secured further international sales of high-end drama “Davos 1917” at MipTV. New acquisitions of the six-part thriller include Sbs Australia, Tvp in Poland and Big Tree Entertainment in India and the subcontinent.
“Davos 1917,” which launched at the end of last year on Srf in Switzerland and Ard in Germany, has already been bought by a strong lineup of premium international broadcasters and streamers across North America, Europe and Asia.
Inspired by real events that occurred in the early days of the European secret services, “Davos 1917” boasts a stellar cast headed by Dominique Devenport (“Sisi”), David Kross (“The Reader”), Jeanette Hain (“Never Look Away”), Max Herbrechter (“Rauhnächte”), Sunnyi Melles (“Triangle of Sadness”) and Stipe Erceg (“Vienna Blood”).
The show is set in 1917 as World War I is ravaging Europe. By contrast, Switzerland seems like an oasis of peace. But behind the scenes of neutral Switzerland,...
“Davos 1917,” which launched at the end of last year on Srf in Switzerland and Ard in Germany, has already been bought by a strong lineup of premium international broadcasters and streamers across North America, Europe and Asia.
Inspired by real events that occurred in the early days of the European secret services, “Davos 1917” boasts a stellar cast headed by Dominique Devenport (“Sisi”), David Kross (“The Reader”), Jeanette Hain (“Never Look Away”), Max Herbrechter (“Rauhnächte”), Sunnyi Melles (“Triangle of Sadness”) and Stipe Erceg (“Vienna Blood”).
The show is set in 1917 as World War I is ravaging Europe. By contrast, Switzerland seems like an oasis of peace. But behind the scenes of neutral Switzerland,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Leading European distributor Global Screen, part of Westbrook’s Telepool, has sold premium spy drama series “Davos 1917” to North America and to additional free-to-air broadcasters in Europe.
Global Series Network picked up the series for its innovative SVOD feed Walter Presents in North America. National broadcaster Rtp in Portugal has also acquired the series, as well as Filmin VOD services for Spain and Portugal.
These deals are in addition to recently announced sales to Mediaset for Italy, Mtva for Hungary and Orf for Austria. The six-part thriller launched in December on Srf in Switzerland and Ard in Germany.
Inspired by real events that occurred in the early days of the European secret services, “Davos 1917” has a stellar cast headed by Dominique Devenport (“Sisi”), David Kross (“The Reader”), Jeanette Hain (“Never Look Away”), Max Herbrechter (“Rauhnächte”), Sunnyi Melles (“Triangle of Sadness”) and Stipe Erceg (“Vienna Blood”).
In 1917, World War I is ravaging Europe.
Global Series Network picked up the series for its innovative SVOD feed Walter Presents in North America. National broadcaster Rtp in Portugal has also acquired the series, as well as Filmin VOD services for Spain and Portugal.
These deals are in addition to recently announced sales to Mediaset for Italy, Mtva for Hungary and Orf for Austria. The six-part thriller launched in December on Srf in Switzerland and Ard in Germany.
Inspired by real events that occurred in the early days of the European secret services, “Davos 1917” has a stellar cast headed by Dominique Devenport (“Sisi”), David Kross (“The Reader”), Jeanette Hain (“Never Look Away”), Max Herbrechter (“Rauhnächte”), Sunnyi Melles (“Triangle of Sadness”) and Stipe Erceg (“Vienna Blood”).
In 1917, World War I is ravaging Europe.
- 2/20/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Leading European distributor Global Screen, part of the Telepool group, will launch premium quality spy drama “Davos” at MipTV. The six-part series is inspired by real events that occurred in the early days of the secret services in Europe.
Available to buyers for the first time at MipTV, “Davos” boasts a stellar cast headed by Dominique Devenport (“Sisi”), David Kross (“The Reader”), Jeanette Hain (“Never Look Away”), Max Herbrechter (“Rauhnächte”), Sunnyi Melles (“Triangle of Sadness”) and Stipe Erceg (“Vienna Blood”).
World War I is ravaging Europe. By contrast, Davos, the aristocratic spa town in the Swiss Alps, seems like an oasis of peace. But behind the scenes, neutral Switzerland takes center stage in a relentless battle between the secret agents of the world powers. Young nurse Johanna Gabathuler unexpectedly gets caught between the fronts: to win back her illegitimate child, she starts to work as a spy for the German...
Available to buyers for the first time at MipTV, “Davos” boasts a stellar cast headed by Dominique Devenport (“Sisi”), David Kross (“The Reader”), Jeanette Hain (“Never Look Away”), Max Herbrechter (“Rauhnächte”), Sunnyi Melles (“Triangle of Sadness”) and Stipe Erceg (“Vienna Blood”).
World War I is ravaging Europe. By contrast, Davos, the aristocratic spa town in the Swiss Alps, seems like an oasis of peace. But behind the scenes, neutral Switzerland takes center stage in a relentless battle between the secret agents of the world powers. Young nurse Johanna Gabathuler unexpectedly gets caught between the fronts: to win back her illegitimate child, she starts to work as a spy for the German...
- 4/12/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
“Snow,” an Austrian-German co-production and one of 16 titles presented in the Berlinale Series Market Selects showcase, weaves the timely issue of climate change and local folklore into a suspenseful mystery drama set in the picturesque Austrian Alps.
Brigitte Hobmeier stars as Lucia, a physician who with her husband and children moves to the village, where she is replacing the local doctor, who is retiring. Things take a troubling turn when her daughter is visited by a strange woman at night.
The series presentation at the EFM event brings the title back to Berlin, where it came together in 2020 at the Berlinale Co-Production Market’s Co-Pro Series event.
Based on an idea by Michaela Taschek about the impact of climate change and old secrets that come to light, the series was initially developed early on by late producer Ursula Wolschlager of Vienna-based Witcraft and filmmaker Barbara Albert, who initially planned to...
Brigitte Hobmeier stars as Lucia, a physician who with her husband and children moves to the village, where she is replacing the local doctor, who is retiring. Things take a troubling turn when her daughter is visited by a strange woman at night.
The series presentation at the EFM event brings the title back to Berlin, where it came together in 2020 at the Berlinale Co-Production Market’s Co-Pro Series event.
Based on an idea by Michaela Taschek about the impact of climate change and old secrets that come to light, the series was initially developed early on by late producer Ursula Wolschlager of Vienna-based Witcraft and filmmaker Barbara Albert, who initially planned to...
- 2/21/2023
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: OneGate Media has picked up worldwide distribution rights for German crime series Asbestos from Pantaleon Films.
The five-part series launched on German public network Ard’s streamer Mediathek in January and achieved 3 million views in three days. This makes it the strongest series start on the platform.
It’s the latest acquisition for OneGate, which last year rebranded from Studio Hamburg Enterprises. Already in the catalog are Prime Video series German Crime Story: Deadlock and Lost in Fuseta, a crime drama based on the novel by Grimme Award Winner Holger Karsten Schmidt.
Asbestos comes from director Kida Khodr Ramadan and follows a promising 19-year-old Momo footballer whose dreams are left in tatters when he is sent to prison after being framed by his uncle for a crime he didn’t commit. He’s then faced by the choice of sticking to his principles and staying...
The five-part series launched on German public network Ard’s streamer Mediathek in January and achieved 3 million views in three days. This makes it the strongest series start on the platform.
It’s the latest acquisition for OneGate, which last year rebranded from Studio Hamburg Enterprises. Already in the catalog are Prime Video series German Crime Story: Deadlock and Lost in Fuseta, a crime drama based on the novel by Grimme Award Winner Holger Karsten Schmidt.
Asbestos comes from director Kida Khodr Ramadan and follows a promising 19-year-old Momo footballer whose dreams are left in tatters when he is sent to prison after being framed by his uncle for a crime he didn’t commit. He’s then faced by the choice of sticking to his principles and staying...
- 2/15/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Hinterland (Homefront) Film Movement Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net, linked from Rotten Tomatoes by Harvey Karten Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky Screenwriter: Hanno Pinter, Robert Buchschuwenter, Stefan Ruzowitzky Cast: Murathan Muslu, Liv Lisa Fries, Max von der Groeben, Marc Limpach, Aaron Friesz, Stipe Erceg Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 9/20/22 Opens: October 7, 2022 Critics often review […]
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- 10/2/2022
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Switzerland’s Locarno Film festival has unveiled its line-up ahead of a physical 2021 edition running August 4-14. Scroll down for a list of titles.
As previously announced, Ferdinando Cito Filomarino’s Beckett, starring John David Washington and Alicia Vikander, will open the festival with its world premiere on August 4.
Joining the movie for a screening at the fest’s main venue, the Piazza Grande, will be titles including John Swab’s Ida Red starring Frank Grillo, which will world premiere, Shawn Levy’s Free Guy starring Ryan Reynolds, and several U.S. classics including Michael Mann’s Heat and James Cameron’s The Terminator.
Back in November last year, Deadline interviewed new artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro, who told us about his love for popular cinema and American movies. This will mark his debut edition at the helm.
Screening in the Concorso Internazionale strand, which features international works from around the world,...
As previously announced, Ferdinando Cito Filomarino’s Beckett, starring John David Washington and Alicia Vikander, will open the festival with its world premiere on August 4.
Joining the movie for a screening at the fest’s main venue, the Piazza Grande, will be titles including John Swab’s Ida Red starring Frank Grillo, which will world premiere, Shawn Levy’s Free Guy starring Ryan Reynolds, and several U.S. classics including Michael Mann’s Heat and James Cameron’s The Terminator.
Back in November last year, Deadline interviewed new artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro, who told us about his love for popular cinema and American movies. This will mark his debut edition at the helm.
Screening in the Concorso Internazionale strand, which features international works from around the world,...
- 7/1/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The life of Germany’s first gentleman will be the focus of a new comedy series currently in development at Berlin-based Readymade Films, maker of local hit “MaPa.”
Joachim Sauer, a quantum chemist and professor of physical and theoretical chemistry, is also the husband of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Despite his wife’s international fame, Sauer has managed to keep a low profile and maintain his privacy – until now.
“Herr Merkel” will be about “what it’s like to be the husband of the most powerful female politician in the world,” explained Readymade Films head Laura Bull.
People are used to polite first ladies accompanying their powerful husbands to events like G8 meetings, dinners and galas, Bull said. And then you have this guy, the husband of this powerful woman and himself a genius, a brilliant scientist, who also has to tag along.
“We have to imagine, he’s the...
Joachim Sauer, a quantum chemist and professor of physical and theoretical chemistry, is also the husband of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Despite his wife’s international fame, Sauer has managed to keep a low profile and maintain his privacy – until now.
“Herr Merkel” will be about “what it’s like to be the husband of the most powerful female politician in the world,” explained Readymade Films head Laura Bull.
People are used to polite first ladies accompanying their powerful husbands to events like G8 meetings, dinners and galas, Bull said. And then you have this guy, the husband of this powerful woman and himself a genius, a brilliant scientist, who also has to tag along.
“We have to imagine, he’s the...
- 10/9/2020
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Bobbi Salvör Menuez is in talks to join an international cast for “Lipstick on the Glass,” the English-language debut of acclaimed Polish director Kuba Czekaj (“Baby Bump”), Variety has learned exclusively.
Pic will star Agnieszka Podsiadlik (“Mug”), who previously collaborated with Czekaj on Berlin player “The Erlprince.” The international cast includes American actor Mari Malek (“The Nile Hilton Incident”), English-French thesp Laura Benson (“Touch Me Not”), and German actors Stipe Erceg (“The Baader Meinhof Complex”), Lena Lauzemis, and Mina Tander.
“Lipstick on the Glass” is a dystopian vision of reality in which a woman is induced to abandon her gangster husband to join a feminist sect. Producer Paweł Kosuń described it as a story about every person’s right to self-determination, regardless of their gender identity or imposed social and cultural norms.
“It poses a fundamental question: who am I?” he said. “This is a question which an ever-growing number...
Pic will star Agnieszka Podsiadlik (“Mug”), who previously collaborated with Czekaj on Berlin player “The Erlprince.” The international cast includes American actor Mari Malek (“The Nile Hilton Incident”), English-French thesp Laura Benson (“Touch Me Not”), and German actors Stipe Erceg (“The Baader Meinhof Complex”), Lena Lauzemis, and Mina Tander.
“Lipstick on the Glass” is a dystopian vision of reality in which a woman is induced to abandon her gangster husband to join a feminist sect. Producer Paweł Kosuń described it as a story about every person’s right to self-determination, regardless of their gender identity or imposed social and cultural norms.
“It poses a fundamental question: who am I?” he said. “This is a question which an ever-growing number...
- 2/22/2020
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Madrid — Strengthening its activities in Eastern Europe as the region makes ever more ambitiously financed shows, Munich’s Beta Film has boarded crime thriller “The Pleasure Principle,” the first ever international TV production between three Eastern Europe countries.
Written by Maciej Maciejewski, a scribe on Tvp’s Polish crime TV series “The Cop,” “The Pleasure Principle” is produced by Apple Film Production – the company behind “”The Passing Bells,” made for BBC, Tvp, BBC America – and Arte, in co-production with Canal+ Poland, Czech TV and Star Media and in association with Beta Film.
Currently in post-production, the crime thriller will the subject of a panel discussion at the Series Mania Forum on Tuesday.
The ten-hour series is helmed and showrun by multi-awarded director Dariusz Jablonski (“Photographer”), a Polish documentary filmmaker and producer. It stars Malgorzata Buczkowska (“I Am You”) in the main role, alongside Karel Roden (“The Bourne Supremacy”), Stipe Erceg...
Written by Maciej Maciejewski, a scribe on Tvp’s Polish crime TV series “The Cop,” “The Pleasure Principle” is produced by Apple Film Production – the company behind “”The Passing Bells,” made for BBC, Tvp, BBC America – and Arte, in co-production with Canal+ Poland, Czech TV and Star Media and in association with Beta Film.
Currently in post-production, the crime thriller will the subject of a panel discussion at the Series Mania Forum on Tuesday.
The ten-hour series is helmed and showrun by multi-awarded director Dariusz Jablonski (“Photographer”), a Polish documentary filmmaker and producer. It stars Malgorzata Buczkowska (“I Am You”) in the main role, alongside Karel Roden (“The Bourne Supremacy”), Stipe Erceg...
- 3/19/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Films from Russia, Kosovo and Serbia were the main winners at this year’s FilmFestival Cottbus and its parallel East-West co-production market Connecting Cottbus.
Russian director Aleksandr Veledinsky’s The Geographer Drank His Globe Away has continued its successful international festival career by picking up the Main Prize at Germany’s Cottbus festival with a cash award of €20,000.
The International Competition Jury praised Veledinsky’s “exquisite mastery of his craft and great playfulness” in its motivation.
Handled internationally by Moscow-based Ant!pode Sales & Distribution, The Geographer Drank His Globe Away was released theatrically on almost 500 screens in Russia last Thursday (Nov 7) as well as in the Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Forthcoming festival invitations include the Black Nights Festival in Tallinn and festivals in Tromsø and Göteborg.
Winning the festival’s Main Prize also gives Veledinsky and his producers the opportunity to return to Cottbus next year as part of Connecting Cottbus’ Special Pitch Award for them to...
Russian director Aleksandr Veledinsky’s The Geographer Drank His Globe Away has continued its successful international festival career by picking up the Main Prize at Germany’s Cottbus festival with a cash award of €20,000.
The International Competition Jury praised Veledinsky’s “exquisite mastery of his craft and great playfulness” in its motivation.
Handled internationally by Moscow-based Ant!pode Sales & Distribution, The Geographer Drank His Globe Away was released theatrically on almost 500 screens in Russia last Thursday (Nov 7) as well as in the Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Forthcoming festival invitations include the Black Nights Festival in Tallinn and festivals in Tromsø and Göteborg.
Winning the festival’s Main Prize also gives Veledinsky and his producers the opportunity to return to Cottbus next year as part of Connecting Cottbus’ Special Pitch Award for them to...
- 11/11/2013
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Directed by: Tim Fehlbaum
Written by: Tim Fehlbaum, Oliver Kahl, Thomas Wobke
Featuring: Hannah Herzsprung, Stipe Erceg, Angela Winkler, Lisa Vicari, Michael Kranz, Lars Eidinger
For quite a while now, environmental horror has been the province of mostly North American productions. For some reason, the apocalypse just doesn't seem quite as popular in Europe. But that changes with Tim Fehlbaum's feature debut, the 2011 post-global warming potboiler, the rather amusingly titled Hell (in some parts of the world it's been released as the even more generic Apocalypse). Produced by Roland Emmerich (of course it is), Hell is a good deal less stupid than Emmerich's own 2012 or The Day After Tomorrow, but it never quite gets out of second gear.
A hurried text piece sets up the story: In 2016, a series of massive solar flares have raised the earth's temperature by 10 degrees Celsius and made the sun burn brighter than ever.
Written by: Tim Fehlbaum, Oliver Kahl, Thomas Wobke
Featuring: Hannah Herzsprung, Stipe Erceg, Angela Winkler, Lisa Vicari, Michael Kranz, Lars Eidinger
For quite a while now, environmental horror has been the province of mostly North American productions. For some reason, the apocalypse just doesn't seem quite as popular in Europe. But that changes with Tim Fehlbaum's feature debut, the 2011 post-global warming potboiler, the rather amusingly titled Hell (in some parts of the world it's been released as the even more generic Apocalypse). Produced by Roland Emmerich (of course it is), Hell is a good deal less stupid than Emmerich's own 2012 or The Day After Tomorrow, but it never quite gets out of second gear.
A hurried text piece sets up the story: In 2016, a series of massive solar flares have raised the earth's temperature by 10 degrees Celsius and made the sun burn brighter than ever.
- 2/18/2013
- by Dan Coyle aka Deadpool
- Planet Fury
After the alien invasion of Independence Day, a new Ice Age in The Day After Tomorrow and a deluge caused by the collapse of the Earth's crust in 2012, director Roland Emmerich said he was done with disaster films.
Well, not quite. No one does an apocalypse quite like Emmerich and the German filmmaker is an executive producer on new film Hell, which is released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK today (July 2, 2012).
Directed by Tim Fehlbaum, the German sci-fi production is billed as a "searing sci-fi thriller about the terrifying lengths humans will go to survive."
It enjoyed a 2011 theatrical release in Germany, Russia, Poland and Japan, as well as being screened at several European festivals.
Hell is the story of a post-apocalyptic future where the sun has scorched the Earth and left it too bright to inhabit.
Once the source of life, light and warmth, the sun has...
Well, not quite. No one does an apocalypse quite like Emmerich and the German filmmaker is an executive producer on new film Hell, which is released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK today (July 2, 2012).
Directed by Tim Fehlbaum, the German sci-fi production is billed as a "searing sci-fi thriller about the terrifying lengths humans will go to survive."
It enjoyed a 2011 theatrical release in Germany, Russia, Poland and Japan, as well as being screened at several European festivals.
Hell is the story of a post-apocalyptic future where the sun has scorched the Earth and left it too bright to inhabit.
Once the source of life, light and warmth, the sun has...
- 7/2/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Hell
Stars: Hannah Herzsprung, Stipe Erceg, Lars Eidinger, Lisa Vicari, Angela Winkler | Written and Directed by Tim Fehlbaum
Produced by Roland Emmerich (2012, The Day After Tomorrow) Hell is the story of a post-apocalyptic future where the sun has scorched the Earth and left it too bright to inhabit, turning the entire world into a baked and barren wasteland. Forests are scorched. Animal carcasses line the roads. Even the nights are dazzlingly bright. Marie, her little sister Leonie and Phillip are heading for the mountains. Rumour has it that water can still be found there but it is a hazardous trip into the unknown. Despite their struggle to overcome the odds, the threesome are lured into an ambush by a twisted “family” of survivalists and then the real battle begins…
It seems that given the Mayan prophecy of the end of the world in 2012 a lot of genre filmmakers have had...
Stars: Hannah Herzsprung, Stipe Erceg, Lars Eidinger, Lisa Vicari, Angela Winkler | Written and Directed by Tim Fehlbaum
Produced by Roland Emmerich (2012, The Day After Tomorrow) Hell is the story of a post-apocalyptic future where the sun has scorched the Earth and left it too bright to inhabit, turning the entire world into a baked and barren wasteland. Forests are scorched. Animal carcasses line the roads. Even the nights are dazzlingly bright. Marie, her little sister Leonie and Phillip are heading for the mountains. Rumour has it that water can still be found there but it is a hazardous trip into the unknown. Despite their struggle to overcome the odds, the threesome are lured into an ambush by a twisted “family” of survivalists and then the real battle begins…
It seems that given the Mayan prophecy of the end of the world in 2012 a lot of genre filmmakers have had...
- 7/1/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Looking for a new post-apocalyptic horror film to add to your countless list of movie viewings that you've consumed throughout your lifetime of being a couch potato with the insatiable love for blood, guts and gore? Then look no further because come this August you'll come face-to-face with Hell, and it don't look pretty. Hell is directed by Tim Fehlbaum and stars Hannah Herzsprung, Lars Eidinger, Stipe Erceg, Lisa Vicari, and Angela Winkler.…...
- 6/27/2012
- Horrorbid
Arc Entertainment is bringing Hell to VOD on July 10 and DVD/Blu-ray on August 21st. This is the apocalyptic thriller executive produced by Roland Emmerich, a man who has made mucho bucks on destroying the world time and time again in his films. A trailer and poster hit the web today, head inside for the preview after this synopsis.
It was once the source of life, light and warmth. But now the sun has turned the entire world into baked and barren wasteland. Forests are scorched. Animal carcasses line the roads. Even the nights are dazzling bright. Marie (Hannah Herzsprung), her little sister Leonie (Lisa Vicari) and Phillip (Lars Eidinger) are heading for the mountains in a car with covered windows. Rumor has it there is still water there. Along the way they run into Tom (Stipe Erceg), a first-rate mechanic that becomes indispensible. But can they trust him? Tension grows in the small group.
It was once the source of life, light and warmth. But now the sun has turned the entire world into baked and barren wasteland. Forests are scorched. Animal carcasses line the roads. Even the nights are dazzling bright. Marie (Hannah Herzsprung), her little sister Leonie (Lisa Vicari) and Phillip (Lars Eidinger) are heading for the mountains in a car with covered windows. Rumor has it there is still water there. Along the way they run into Tom (Stipe Erceg), a first-rate mechanic that becomes indispensible. But can they trust him? Tension grows in the small group.
- 6/27/2012
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The official trailer for the indie flick Hell, produced by Roland Emmerich, is here and it's a scorcher. What better way could there be to get you through hump day than by engaging in some post-apocalyptic shenanigans?
Hell is directed by Tim Fehlbaum and stars Hannah Herzsprung, Lars Eidinger, Stipe Erceg, Lisa Vicari, and Angela Winkler. Look for it on VOD on July 10th and DVD on August 21st.
Dig on the trailer below courtesy of Bloody Disgusting.
Synopsis
It was once the source of life, light, and warmth. But now the sun has turned the entire world into a baked and barren wasteland. Forests are scorched. Animal carcasses line the roads. Even the nights are dazzlingly bright. Marie (Herzsprung), her little sister Leonie (Vicari), and Phillip (Eidinger) are heading for the mountains in a car with covered windows. Rumor has it there is still water there. Along the way...
Hell is directed by Tim Fehlbaum and stars Hannah Herzsprung, Lars Eidinger, Stipe Erceg, Lisa Vicari, and Angela Winkler. Look for it on VOD on July 10th and DVD on August 21st.
Dig on the trailer below courtesy of Bloody Disgusting.
Synopsis
It was once the source of life, light, and warmth. But now the sun has turned the entire world into a baked and barren wasteland. Forests are scorched. Animal carcasses line the roads. Even the nights are dazzlingly bright. Marie (Herzsprung), her little sister Leonie (Vicari), and Phillip (Eidinger) are heading for the mountains in a car with covered windows. Rumor has it there is still water there. Along the way...
- 6/27/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Many directors are beginning to get as much credit for films they produce rather than direct as evidenced by Joss Whedon's recent credit for The Cabin in the Woods (though, Whedon did co-write it) or Todd Phillips on Project X. Now Roland Emmerich is getting in the game as I just received an email with the subject line "Roland Emmerich's Hell Artwork & Release Info." I though to myself, Roland Emmerich made a movie called Hell? The answer is "No", but that's not what they want you to think as Emmerich produced the upcoming film which is directed by Tim Fehlbaum and will hit video on demand on August 9 and DVD on August 21. Starring Hannah Herzsprung, Lars Eidinger, Stipe Erceg, Lisa Vicari and Angela Winkler in a story that centers on the idea that the sun has scorched the Earth and left it a barren wasteland. Here's the synopsis...
- 4/25/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
If you're like us, you're somewhat curious to see what Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, 2012, The Day After Tomorrow) can do as a small-scale producer. We'll be finding out soon enough as his low-budget apocalyptic tale Hell (Bright) is coming at us this summer.
Hell is directed by Tim Fehlbaum and stars Hannah Herzsprung, Lars Eidinger, Stipe Erceg, Lisa Vicari, and Angela Winkler. Look for it on VOD on August 9th and DVD on August 21st.
Synopsis
It was once the source of life, light, and warmth. But now the sun has turned the entire world into a baked and barren wasteland. Forests are scorched. Animal carcasses line the roads. Even the nights are dazzlingly bright. Marie (Herzsprung), her little sister Leonie (Vicari), and Phillip (Eidinger) are heading for the mountains in a car with covered windows. Rumor has it there is still water there. Along the way they run into...
Hell is directed by Tim Fehlbaum and stars Hannah Herzsprung, Lars Eidinger, Stipe Erceg, Lisa Vicari, and Angela Winkler. Look for it on VOD on August 9th and DVD on August 21st.
Synopsis
It was once the source of life, light, and warmth. But now the sun has turned the entire world into a baked and barren wasteland. Forests are scorched. Animal carcasses line the roads. Even the nights are dazzlingly bright. Marie (Herzsprung), her little sister Leonie (Vicari), and Phillip (Eidinger) are heading for the mountains in a car with covered windows. Rumor has it there is still water there. Along the way they run into...
- 4/25/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Hell Movie Trailer. Tim Fehlbaum‘s Hell (2011) movie trailer stars Hannah Herzsprung, Stipe Erceg, Lars Eidinger, Angela Winkler, and Lisa Vicari. Hell‘s plot synopsis: “It was once the source of life, light and warmth. But now the sun has turned the entire world into a baked and barren wasteland. Forests are scorched. Animal carcasses line the roads. Even the nights are dazzlingly bright. Maria, her little sister Leonie and Phillip are heading for the mountains in a car with tinted glass. Rumor has it water can still be found there. It is a hazardous trip to nowhere. Along the way, they run into Tom. He turns out to be a first-rate mechanic and becomes indispensable. But can they trust him? The tension grows. As if things weren’t bad enough, they are lured into an ambush and their real battle for survival begins…”
We previously posted the Hell (2011) Movie Clip.
We previously posted the Hell (2011) Movie Clip.
- 8/3/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
The first trailer for Roland Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow) and Tim Fehlbaum's Hell aka 2016: The End of Night (Quiet) is now showing. Emmerich might be best known for destroying the world in such films as Independence Day, Eight Legged Freaks, 2012 and many others. This time, Emmerich burns the Earth to a crisp through solar flares and a change in the sun. To show in Germany this September, fans of science fiction can enjoy the trailer for Hell below, as a family struggles to find water in a desolate landscape.
The synopsis for Hell is here:
"It was once the source of life, light and warmth. But now the sun has turned the entire world into a baked and barren wasteland. Forests are scorched, animal carcasses line the roads and even the nights are dazzlingly bright.
Maria, her little sister Leonie and Phillip are heading for the mountains...
The synopsis for Hell is here:
"It was once the source of life, light and warmth. But now the sun has turned the entire world into a baked and barren wasteland. Forests are scorched, animal carcasses line the roads and even the nights are dazzlingly bright.
Maria, her little sister Leonie and Phillip are heading for the mountains...
- 7/5/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
A Hell Movie Clip has premiered. Tim Fehlbaum‘s Hell (2011) movie clip stars Stipe Erceg, Hannah Herzsprung, Lars Eidinger, Angela Winkler, and Lisa Vicari. Hell‘s plot synopsis: “It was once the source of life, light and warmth. But now the sun has turned the entire world into a baked and barren wasteland. Forests are scorched. Animal carcasses line the roads. Even the nights are dazzlingly bright. Maria, her little sister Leonie and Phillip are heading for the mountains in a car with tinted glass. Rumor has it water can still be found there. It is a hazardous trip to nowhere. Along the way, they run into Tom. He turns out to be a first-rate mechanic and becomes indispensable. But can they trust him? The tension grows. As if things weren’t bad enough, they are lured into an ambush and their real battle for survival begins…”
From the plot synopsis,...
From the plot synopsis,...
- 7/5/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
We've been following this little known German post-apocalyptic film produced by Roland Emmerich for quite a while now. Originally called 2016: The End of Night, the film has gone through some transformations since production began and is now called, simply, Hell.
Looking at this first clip from the film it's clear why the film's title was changed. This is not your typical, glossy Emmerich production. Rather it's a washed out, dusty pallet that eschews monsters for good-old-fashioned man versus man terror. This is truly a hell on earth.
Synopsis:
It was once the source of life, light and warmth. But now the sun has turned the entire world into a baked and barren wasteland. Forests are scorched. Animal carcasses line the roads. Even the nights are dazzlingly bright.
Maria, her little sister Leonie and Phillip are heading for the mountains in a car with tinted glass. Rumor has it water can still be found there.
Looking at this first clip from the film it's clear why the film's title was changed. This is not your typical, glossy Emmerich production. Rather it's a washed out, dusty pallet that eschews monsters for good-old-fashioned man versus man terror. This is truly a hell on earth.
Synopsis:
It was once the source of life, light and warmth. But now the sun has turned the entire world into a baked and barren wasteland. Forests are scorched. Animal carcasses line the roads. Even the nights are dazzlingly bright.
Maria, her little sister Leonie and Phillip are heading for the mountains in a car with tinted glass. Rumor has it water can still be found there.
- 7/4/2011
- QuietEarth.us
Watch Unknown movie clips, behind-the-scenes videos and interview clips from the Liam Neeson actioner which opens February 18th via Warner Bros. Pictures. Jaume Collet-Serra directs from the writing by Oliver Butcher and Stephen Cornwell based on the novel "Out of My Head" by Didier Van Cauwelaert. Watch have 6 new clips from Unknown in standard and high definition, 3 behind-the-scenes looks and interview clips with Liam Neeson, January Jones, Diane Kruger, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz, Frank Langella, Stipe Erceg as well as director Collet-Sera and producers Joel Silver and Peter McAleese.
- 2/8/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Watch Unknown movie clips, behind-the-scenes videos and interview clips from the Liam Neeson actioner which opens February 18th via Warner Bros. Pictures. Jaume Collet-Serra directs from the writing by Oliver Butcher and Stephen Cornwell based on the novel "Out of My Head" by Didier Van Cauwelaert. Watch have 6 new clips from Unknown in standard and high definition, 3 behind-the-scenes looks and interview clips with Liam Neeson, January Jones, Diane Kruger, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz, Frank Langella, Stipe Erceg as well as director Collet-Sera and producers Joel Silver and Peter McAleese.
- 2/8/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
I wish we had more to report on this upcoming Pa project but at this point, I’ll take whatever we can get. That said, considering the film is due to open in German theatres in September, we may (hopefully) be seeing a trailer sooner rather than later.
We first caught wind of the project in early 2010 when the film was in pre-production with Tim Fehlbaum in the director’s chair. 2016: The End of Night (2016: Das Ende der Nacht) – which I’ve also seen referred to around the web as simply Hell - takes place after a cataclysm that has scorched the earth and stars Stipe Erceg, Hannah Herzsprung and Angela Winkler as a trio “looking for water in the mountains in a post-apocalyptic world - but they are not alone.”
When we first reported on this there wasn’t even an image kicking around for the production...
We first caught wind of the project in early 2010 when the film was in pre-production with Tim Fehlbaum in the director’s chair. 2016: The End of Night (2016: Das Ende der Nacht) – which I’ve also seen referred to around the web as simply Hell - takes place after a cataclysm that has scorched the earth and stars Stipe Erceg, Hannah Herzsprung and Angela Winkler as a trio “looking for water in the mountains in a post-apocalyptic world - but they are not alone.”
When we first reported on this there wasn’t even an image kicking around for the production...
- 2/4/2011
- QuietEarth.us
A batch of new stills from Jaume Collet-Serra's new mystery thriller 'Unknown' has been revealed over at the Kino Gallery. The helmer of the 2005 'House of Wax' remake and Spanish horror 'Orphan' is back with this new Liam Neeson leading identity thriller, previously known as Unknown White Male. The story is based on Didier Van Cauwelaert's novel 'Out of My Head'. Sexy blonde 'Mad Men' star January Jones (whom we featured earlier on the site in her new Emma Frost outfit from 'X-Men: First Class') and Diane Kruger co-star and can be seen in just some of the new stills below. Aidan Quinn, Frank Langella, Bruno Ganz, Sebastian Koch, Stipe Erceg and Mido Hamada co-star....
- 1/19/2011
- Horror Asylum
We now have more info on that German Pa flick formerly known as 2016: Das Ende der Welt including a name change. The film is directed by first time feature length filmmaker Tim Fehlbaum. I'm really digging the drought feel on this one.
Guess who the execute producer is? Really, you'll never guess. It's Roland Emmerich. I don't find that a deterrent because it's a foreign film.
It is in the near future. The World, as we know it no longer exists. For the past four years the sun has been shining with an immense strength, creating unbearable heat and splitting the earth into two pieces: one with raging water storms, the other a dried up land with dying plants. Both unbearable for the human race. Due to famine the majority of the population has become extinct; the few survivors are living off horded food supplies. The cities are being raided and plundered.
Guess who the execute producer is? Really, you'll never guess. It's Roland Emmerich. I don't find that a deterrent because it's a foreign film.
It is in the near future. The World, as we know it no longer exists. For the past four years the sun has been shining with an immense strength, creating unbearable heat and splitting the earth into two pieces: one with raging water storms, the other a dried up land with dying plants. Both unbearable for the human race. Due to famine the majority of the population has become extinct; the few survivors are living off horded food supplies. The cities are being raided and plundered.
- 8/2/2010
- QuietEarth.us
The Panorama section will comprise a total of 50 titles with about a third of those being documentaries and here's the first 21 of the list. Oddly enough Dominic Murphy's White Lightnin' will be playing although it's having it's premier at Sundance. Another film we reported on, Uli Lommel's Absolute Evil starring David Carradine will also be playing, and I'm still wondering how the hell they got that in there.
You can check out the list of all 21 titles after the break.
Absolute Evil by Ulli Lommel, USA (world premiere)
With David Carradine, Carolyn Neff, Ulli Lommel, Chris Kiesa
Ander by Roberto Castón, Spain (directorial debut and world premiere)
With Josean Bengoetxea, Cristhian Esquivel, Mamen Rivera, Pilar Rodríguez, Leire Ucha
At Stake by Iwan Setiawan, Muhammad Ichsan, Lucky Kuswandi, Ucu Agustin, Ani Ema Susanti, Indonesia
Panorama Dokumente
Coyote by Chema Rodríguez, Spain (world premiere)
Panorama Dokumente
Der Knochenmann (The Bone Man) by Wolfgang Murnberger,...
You can check out the list of all 21 titles after the break.
Absolute Evil by Ulli Lommel, USA (world premiere)
With David Carradine, Carolyn Neff, Ulli Lommel, Chris Kiesa
Ander by Roberto Castón, Spain (directorial debut and world premiere)
With Josean Bengoetxea, Cristhian Esquivel, Mamen Rivera, Pilar Rodríguez, Leire Ucha
At Stake by Iwan Setiawan, Muhammad Ichsan, Lucky Kuswandi, Ucu Agustin, Ani Ema Susanti, Indonesia
Panorama Dokumente
Coyote by Chema Rodríguez, Spain (world premiere)
Panorama Dokumente
Der Knochenmann (The Bone Man) by Wolfgang Murnberger,...
- 1/7/2009
- QuietEarth.us
CANNES -- "The Edukators" is that rare beast, a terrific movie that boasts intelligent wit, expert storytelling, delightful characters and grown-up dialogue plus suspense and a wicked surprise ending. The first German-language film In Competition at the festival in 11 years is a crowd-pleaser guaranteed to earn international attention.
Director and co-screenwriter Hans Weingartner's ambition is high as he grafts all the elements of a thriller onto what is a fascinating discussion of the need for kids to rebel. Rebellion is difficult for today's young people when what used to be subversive is on sale at the local department store and there's the feeling that everything has been done before.
Friends Jan (Daniel Bruhl) and Peter (Stipe Erceg) have their own answer. Using a membership list from the city's yacht club and armed with Peter's knowledge of alarm systems, they break into expensive mansions in the middle of the night. But they don't steal anything. They stack furniture, put objets d'art in the toilet and stick the stereo in the fridge. And they leave a note "Your days of plenty are numbered," signed "The Edukators". "We only want to scare them", Jan says.
These are youngsters who take their politics seriously, campaigning against Asian sweatshops that make high-priced name-brand sneakers and desperate for ways to make their mark on a heedlessly capitalist world.
Peter's girlfriend, Jule (Julia Jentsch), is brought into their nighttime adventures when Peter is away on holiday and he asks Jan to help Jule clean up the apartment she has been evicted from. Jule is €94,000 in debt because she wrote off a Mercedes as an uninsured car, and the owner, a man named Hardenberg, sued her.
Jan and Jule share a growing attraction to each other, and when he shows her how he cases the mansions, they discover they're near the street where the Mercedes owner lives, and they break in. Caught up in the adrenalin rush of their escapade, however, they're caught unawares when Hardenberg (Burghart Klaubner) shows up.
They call Peter to help and the three decide to kidnap the man and take him to Jule's uncle's empty cabin in the mountains. All of this is depicted with great flair and invention and played with pleasing naturalness and charm by the trio of young actors.
Once they are in the mountains, Weingartner and co-writer Katharina Held make their boldest step and carry it off with superb aplomb. As the triangle becomes more testing and the situation more criminal, Hardenberg turns out to be not quite the capitalist pig he appears. Well, he is, but he wasn't always, at least so he claims. He was a member of the SDS in 1968, he says, living in a commune with his wife and four others, with demonstrations, long hair, free love and the whole damned thing. Here, Klaubner matches the youngsters with his assured performance.
Sustaining the logic of the plot brilliantly, the film contrives to play the boys against each other and the girl, and the rich man against the rest in scenes that are highly entertaining and satisfying.
"Edukators" has the fresh breath of originality that makes going to the movies a pleasure.
THE EDUKATORS
A Y3 Film (Germany) co-production with Co-op99 (Austria) in collaboration with Sudwestrundfunk (SWR).
Credits:
Director: Hans Weingartner
Screenplay: Katharina Held, Hans Weingartner
Producers: Hans Weingartner, Antonin Svoboda
Cinematography: Matthias Schellenberg, Daniela Knapp
Production design: Christian M. Goldbeck
Editing: Dirk Oetelshoven, Andreas Wodraschke
Sound: Stefan Soltau
Costumes and makeup: Silvia Pernegger
Music: Andreas Wodraschke
Cast:
Jan: Daniel Bruhl
Jule: Julia Jentsch
Peter: Stipe Erceg
Hardenberg: Burghart Klaubner
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 126 minutes...
Director and co-screenwriter Hans Weingartner's ambition is high as he grafts all the elements of a thriller onto what is a fascinating discussion of the need for kids to rebel. Rebellion is difficult for today's young people when what used to be subversive is on sale at the local department store and there's the feeling that everything has been done before.
Friends Jan (Daniel Bruhl) and Peter (Stipe Erceg) have their own answer. Using a membership list from the city's yacht club and armed with Peter's knowledge of alarm systems, they break into expensive mansions in the middle of the night. But they don't steal anything. They stack furniture, put objets d'art in the toilet and stick the stereo in the fridge. And they leave a note "Your days of plenty are numbered," signed "The Edukators". "We only want to scare them", Jan says.
These are youngsters who take their politics seriously, campaigning against Asian sweatshops that make high-priced name-brand sneakers and desperate for ways to make their mark on a heedlessly capitalist world.
Peter's girlfriend, Jule (Julia Jentsch), is brought into their nighttime adventures when Peter is away on holiday and he asks Jan to help Jule clean up the apartment she has been evicted from. Jule is €94,000 in debt because she wrote off a Mercedes as an uninsured car, and the owner, a man named Hardenberg, sued her.
Jan and Jule share a growing attraction to each other, and when he shows her how he cases the mansions, they discover they're near the street where the Mercedes owner lives, and they break in. Caught up in the adrenalin rush of their escapade, however, they're caught unawares when Hardenberg (Burghart Klaubner) shows up.
They call Peter to help and the three decide to kidnap the man and take him to Jule's uncle's empty cabin in the mountains. All of this is depicted with great flair and invention and played with pleasing naturalness and charm by the trio of young actors.
Once they are in the mountains, Weingartner and co-writer Katharina Held make their boldest step and carry it off with superb aplomb. As the triangle becomes more testing and the situation more criminal, Hardenberg turns out to be not quite the capitalist pig he appears. Well, he is, but he wasn't always, at least so he claims. He was a member of the SDS in 1968, he says, living in a commune with his wife and four others, with demonstrations, long hair, free love and the whole damned thing. Here, Klaubner matches the youngsters with his assured performance.
Sustaining the logic of the plot brilliantly, the film contrives to play the boys against each other and the girl, and the rich man against the rest in scenes that are highly entertaining and satisfying.
"Edukators" has the fresh breath of originality that makes going to the movies a pleasure.
THE EDUKATORS
A Y3 Film (Germany) co-production with Co-op99 (Austria) in collaboration with Sudwestrundfunk (SWR).
Credits:
Director: Hans Weingartner
Screenplay: Katharina Held, Hans Weingartner
Producers: Hans Weingartner, Antonin Svoboda
Cinematography: Matthias Schellenberg, Daniela Knapp
Production design: Christian M. Goldbeck
Editing: Dirk Oetelshoven, Andreas Wodraschke
Sound: Stefan Soltau
Costumes and makeup: Silvia Pernegger
Music: Andreas Wodraschke
Cast:
Jan: Daniel Bruhl
Jule: Julia Jentsch
Peter: Stipe Erceg
Hardenberg: Burghart Klaubner
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 126 minutes...
BERLIN -- Hans Weingartner, the director of Cannes Competition entry The Edukators, has won the newcomer award, Foederpreis Deutsche Film, at this year's Munich Film Festival, the festival said Thursday. The three-person jury -- directors Hans-Christian Schmid and Michael Althen, and actress Sophie von Kessel -- chose Weingartner's entry over Marco Kreuzpaintner's Summer Storm and Marcus Lenz's Close. Edukators star Stipe Erceg won the best actor award, while Marie-Luise Schramm beat out Julia Jentsch (The Edukators) for the best actress prize for her role in Kathrin Feistl's Am I Sexy? Now in its third year, the Foederpreis is Germany's top prize for up-and-coming talent. The award is presented by Munich-based film company Bavaria Film, state pubcaster Bayerischen Rundfunk and bank HypoVereinsbank.
CANNES -- "The Edukators" is that rare beast, a terrific movie that boasts intelligent wit, expert storytelling, delightful characters and grown-up dialogue plus suspense and a wicked surprise ending. The first German-language film In Competition at the festival in 11 years is a crowd-pleaser guaranteed to earn international attention.
Director and co-screenwriter Hans Weingartner's ambition is high as he grafts all the elements of a thriller onto what is a fascinating discussion of the need for kids to rebel. Rebellion is difficult for today's young people when what used to be subversive is on sale at the local department store and there's the feeling that everything has been done before.
Friends Jan (Daniel Bruhl) and Peter (Stipe Erceg) have their own answer. Using a membership list from the city's yacht club and armed with Peter's knowledge of alarm systems, they break into expensive mansions in the middle of the night. But they don't steal anything. They stack furniture, put objets d'art in the toilet and stick the stereo in the fridge. And they leave a note "Your days of plenty are numbered," signed "The Edukators". "We only want to scare them", Jan says.
These are youngsters who take their politics seriously, campaigning against Asian sweatshops that make high-priced name-brand sneakers and desperate for ways to make their mark on a heedlessly capitalist world.
Peter's girlfriend, Jule (Julia Jentsch), is brought into their nighttime adventures when Peter is away on holiday and he asks Jan to help Jule clean up the apartment she has been evicted from. Jule is €94,000 in debt because she wrote off a Mercedes as an uninsured car, and the owner, a man named Hardenberg, sued her.
Jan and Jule share a growing attraction to each other, and when he shows her how he cases the mansions, they discover they're near the street where the Mercedes owner lives, and they break in. Caught up in the adrenalin rush of their escapade, however, they're caught unawares when Hardenberg (Burghart Klaubner) shows up.
They call Peter to help and the three decide to kidnap the man and take him to Jule's uncle's empty cabin in the mountains. All of this is depicted with great flair and invention and played with pleasing naturalness and charm by the trio of young actors.
Once they are in the mountains, Weingartner and co-writer Katharina Held make their boldest step and carry it off with superb aplomb. As the triangle becomes more testing and the situation more criminal, Hardenberg turns out to be not quite the capitalist pig he appears. Well, he is, but he wasn't always, at least so he claims. He was a member of the SDS in 1968, he says, living in a commune with his wife and four others, with demonstrations, long hair, free love and the whole damned thing. Here, Klaubner matches the youngsters with his assured performance.
Sustaining the logic of the plot brilliantly, the film contrives to play the boys against each other and the girl, and the rich man against the rest in scenes that are highly entertaining and satisfying.
"Edukators" has the fresh breath of originality that makes going to the movies a pleasure.
THE EDUKATORS
A Y3 Film (Germany) co-production with Co-op99 (Austria) in collaboration with Sudwestrundfunk (SWR).
Credits:
Director: Hans Weingartner
Screenplay: Katharina Held, Hans Weingartner
Producers: Hans Weingartner, Antonin Svoboda
Cinematography: Matthias Schellenberg, Daniela Knapp
Production design: Christian M. Goldbeck
Editing: Dirk Oetelshoven, Andreas Wodraschke
Sound: Stefan Soltau
Costumes and makeup: Silvia Pernegger
Music: Andreas Wodraschke
Cast:
Jan: Daniel Bruhl
Jule: Julia Jentsch
Peter: Stipe Erceg
Hardenberg: Burghart Klaubner
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 126 minutes...
Director and co-screenwriter Hans Weingartner's ambition is high as he grafts all the elements of a thriller onto what is a fascinating discussion of the need for kids to rebel. Rebellion is difficult for today's young people when what used to be subversive is on sale at the local department store and there's the feeling that everything has been done before.
Friends Jan (Daniel Bruhl) and Peter (Stipe Erceg) have their own answer. Using a membership list from the city's yacht club and armed with Peter's knowledge of alarm systems, they break into expensive mansions in the middle of the night. But they don't steal anything. They stack furniture, put objets d'art in the toilet and stick the stereo in the fridge. And they leave a note "Your days of plenty are numbered," signed "The Edukators". "We only want to scare them", Jan says.
These are youngsters who take their politics seriously, campaigning against Asian sweatshops that make high-priced name-brand sneakers and desperate for ways to make their mark on a heedlessly capitalist world.
Peter's girlfriend, Jule (Julia Jentsch), is brought into their nighttime adventures when Peter is away on holiday and he asks Jan to help Jule clean up the apartment she has been evicted from. Jule is €94,000 in debt because she wrote off a Mercedes as an uninsured car, and the owner, a man named Hardenberg, sued her.
Jan and Jule share a growing attraction to each other, and when he shows her how he cases the mansions, they discover they're near the street where the Mercedes owner lives, and they break in. Caught up in the adrenalin rush of their escapade, however, they're caught unawares when Hardenberg (Burghart Klaubner) shows up.
They call Peter to help and the three decide to kidnap the man and take him to Jule's uncle's empty cabin in the mountains. All of this is depicted with great flair and invention and played with pleasing naturalness and charm by the trio of young actors.
Once they are in the mountains, Weingartner and co-writer Katharina Held make their boldest step and carry it off with superb aplomb. As the triangle becomes more testing and the situation more criminal, Hardenberg turns out to be not quite the capitalist pig he appears. Well, he is, but he wasn't always, at least so he claims. He was a member of the SDS in 1968, he says, living in a commune with his wife and four others, with demonstrations, long hair, free love and the whole damned thing. Here, Klaubner matches the youngsters with his assured performance.
Sustaining the logic of the plot brilliantly, the film contrives to play the boys against each other and the girl, and the rich man against the rest in scenes that are highly entertaining and satisfying.
"Edukators" has the fresh breath of originality that makes going to the movies a pleasure.
THE EDUKATORS
A Y3 Film (Germany) co-production with Co-op99 (Austria) in collaboration with Sudwestrundfunk (SWR).
Credits:
Director: Hans Weingartner
Screenplay: Katharina Held, Hans Weingartner
Producers: Hans Weingartner, Antonin Svoboda
Cinematography: Matthias Schellenberg, Daniela Knapp
Production design: Christian M. Goldbeck
Editing: Dirk Oetelshoven, Andreas Wodraschke
Sound: Stefan Soltau
Costumes and makeup: Silvia Pernegger
Music: Andreas Wodraschke
Cast:
Jan: Daniel Bruhl
Jule: Julia Jentsch
Peter: Stipe Erceg
Hardenberg: Burghart Klaubner
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 126 minutes...
- 5/18/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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