Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei (2004)

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 | Love Triangle | Villa | Debt | Kidnapping

Awards:

8 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Daniel Brühl	...	Jan
Julia Jentsch	...	Jule
Stipe Erceg	...	Peter
Burghart Klaußner	...	Hardenberg (as Burghart Klaussner)
Peer Martiny	...	Villenbesitzer Jürgen
Petra Zieser	...	Villenbesitzerin
Laura Schmidt	...	Tochter Laura
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:

Director Cameo: [Hans Weingartner]one of the protesters at the beginning.

Goofs:

Continuity: The length of Jan's cigarette when painting Jule's apartment changes between when he is sitting talking to Jule and when he begins painting again.

Quotes:

Note on Wall: Every heart is a revolutionary cell.

Movie Connections:

References The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Soundtrack:

Knights of the Jaguar

Great cast, plot, photography, and overall very inspiring.

The cast is impressive. Daniel Bruhl once again shows that he can act. The plot attracts your entire attention as you live the experiences of these three kids in Berlin, and their quest to denounce the evils of capitalism. There's romance, jokes, great scenery and good music. At first it seemed to me this movie was the continuation of Good Bye Lenin (probably because of Daniel in Berlin?) Eitherway, It made me want to travel around Europe some more, learn German, and also think about my obsession with shopping and TV. Very inspiring. In a few words, this movie questions our understanding of happiness and success in a very entertaining way.