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Title: Gebürtig (2002)
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Peter Simonischek | ... |
Hermann Gebirtig
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Susanne Ressel
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August Zirner | ... |
Danny Demant
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Katja Weitzenböck | ... |
Crissie Kalteisen
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Konrad Sachs
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Hans-Michael Rehberg | ... |
Voice of Konrad Sachs
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Branko Samarovski | ... |
Willi Klang
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Emanuel Katz
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Old Man at Casting
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Marketa Modra | ... |
Production Assistant
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Lightning Bear | ... |
Cameraman
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Wolfgang S. Zechmayer | ... |
Second unit director
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Ibi Firestone | ... |
Joana
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John Petschinger | ... |
Konrad Sachs (aged 7)
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Else Sachs
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5 April 2002 (Austria) See more »Company Credits
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Robert Schindel's novel "Gebürtig" includes a highly complex mix of characters all dealing with their past. It is told from different points of view, in different literary styles. It is very difficult to transfer this heterogenous web to the screen. The author and his friend Lukas Stepanik have tried, and as expected, they succeeded in some respects and failed in others.
On the whole, the film turned out rather confused. Some messages are made very clear, others remain MESSages. The acting is good, even excellent in some cases, and the Polish actor Daniel Olbrychski manages to give a perfect, absolutely transparent and convincing portray of the story's most interesting character, the German journalist Konrad Sachs.
This film adaptation is not perfect but okay. Read the book first.