Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei (2004)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Hans Weingartner

Writers:

Katharina Held (writer)
Hans Weingartner (writer)

Release Date:

25 November 2004 (Austria)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Every Heart is a revolutionary cell

Plot:

Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.

Plot Keywords:

Businessman | Villa | Debt | Best Friend | Kidnapping

Awards:

8 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Daniel Brühl	...	Jan
Julia Jentsch	...	Jule
Stipe Erceg	...	Peter
Burghart Klaußner	...	Hardenberg
Peer Martiny	...	Villenbesitzer
Petra Zieser	...	Villenbesitzerin
Laura Schmidt	...	Tochter
Sebastian Butz	...	Sohn
Oliver Bröcker	...	Aggressiver Globalisierungsgegner
Knut Berger	...	Globalisierungsgegner
Hanns Zischler	...	Vermieter
Claudio Caiolo	...	Paolo
Bernhard Bettermann	...	Jules Chef
Sylvia Haider	...	Neureiche Frau 1
Claudia Jakobshagen	...	Neureiche Frau 2
Reiner Heise	...	Fahrscheinkontolleur
Heinz Kreitzen	...	Obdachloser
Lara Schützsack	...	Peters Bekannte
Heinz Fitz	...	Wanderer
Albert Gürtler	...	Betrunkener

Directed by
Hans Weingartner

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Katharina Held		writer
Hans Weingartner		writer

Produced by
Sabine Holtgreve	....	producer: SWR
Georg Steinert	....	producer: Arte
Antonin Svoboda	....	producer
Hans Weingartner	....	producer

Original Music by
Andreas Wodraschke

Cinematography by
Daniela Knapp
Matthias Schellenberg

Film Editing by
Dirk Oetelshoven
Andreas Wodraschke

Casting by
Silke Koch
Suse Marquardt

Production Design by
Christian M. Goldbeck

Costume Design by
Silvia Pernegger

Makeup Department
Silvia Pernegger	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Karsten Aurich	....	production manager

Art Department
Johannes Pfaller	....	property master
Monica Suarez	....	assistant production designer (as Monika Suarez)

Sound Department
Uwe Dresch	....	supervising sound editor
Bernhard Maisch	....	sound re-recording mixer
Benjamin Riesenfeld	....	sound
Stefan Soltau	....	sound supervisor
Tini Tüllmann	....	sound assistant
Susy Wehrli	....	sound (as Susi Wehrli)
Klaus Waßen-Floren	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Amélie Losier	....	still photographer
Dirk Plamböck	....	still photographer

Editorial Department
Hannes Habenicht	....	assistant editor
Andreas Schellenberg	....	digital intermediate producer (uncredited)

Other crew
Monica Suarez	....	location scout: Spain

Production Companies

• Y3 Film
• Coop 99 (co-production)
• Südwestrundfunk (SWR) (in association with)
• Arte (in association with)

Distributors

• Celluloid Dreams (2004) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)
• Delphi Filmverleih Produktion (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Filmcoopi Zürich (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Cinemien (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Comstock (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2005) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Kinetique (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2005) (Czech Republic) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Sharada Distribuzione (2006) (Italy) (theatrical)
• UGC Films (2004) (UK) (theatrical)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Punto Zero (2008) (Italy) (all media) (as Enjoy Movies)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• VideoFilmes (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• VideoFilmes (2005) (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• BKM, kulturelle Filmförderung des Bundes  production promotion
• Cine Tirol  promotion
• Filmfonds Wien  promotion
• Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg  promotion

Also Known As:

The Edukators (Australia) (Europe: English title) (festival title) (UK) (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, a scene of sexuality, and some drug use.

Runtime:

France:127 min | Argentina:127 min

Country:

Germany | Austria

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:M | Italy:T | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Hungary:14 | Ireland:15A | South Korea:15 | Brazil:14 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Czech Republic:12 | USA:R | Japan:PG-12 | Norway:11

Filming Locations:

Achenkirch, Tirol, Austria

Company:

Y3 Film

Trivia:

The song "Where's The Real Sky" is credited to Jeff Cole on the soundtrack and was mentioned in the movie as a favorite artist of Jan and Jule. Jeff Cole is a pseudonym for the score-writer, Andreas Wodraschke. The singer is his friend Sam Genders of London.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Jan shuts the sliding door after searching his van for Jule's cellular phone, the cameraman is reflected in the window.

Quotes:

Note on Wall: Every heart is a revolutionary cell.

Movie Connections:

References The Matrix (1999)

Soundtrack:

Easy to Love

Entertaining to the very last scene

I went to this film expecting a comedy in the mold of "Sonnenallee" or "Good Bye Lenin", and I wasn't disappointed. The characters became very real to me, even Hardenberg, the kidnapped businessman, who was a bit wooden at the beginning. For me, the best part of the film was watching the relationships build between all 4 of the main characters, both before and after the kidnapping. There is really very little action in the film: it's more about watching the characters develop personally and in their dealings with each other. Lest this sound too dry, I found the film quite humorous at times, exciting and emotionally intense. The conclusion is left open to interpretation--but you'll have to watch the film quite carefully to have the data you need to make your own interpretation! Highly recommended!