Kammerflimmern (2004)

Director:

Hendrik Hölzemann

Writer:

Hendrik Hölzemann (writer)

Release Date:

3 February 2005 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Dream | Childbirth | Paramedic | Heroin | Loss Of Mother

Awards:

7 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Matthias Schweighöfer	...	Crash
Jessica Schwarz	...	November
Florian Lukas	...	Richie
Jan Gregor Kremp	...	Fido
Bibiana Beglau	...	Dr. Tod / Frau Neumann
Carlo Ljubek	...	Tommy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eva Maria Bayerwaltes	...	Kölsche Schwester
Ilknur Boyraz	...	Frau Treptvko
Oliver Bröcker	...	Methadonmann
Marcus Calvin	...	Hilfloser Chirurg (as Marcus S.C, Calvin)
Cornelius Dane	...	Feuerwehrmann mit Tättowierung
Ismail Deniz	...	Türkischer Mann #1 (as Ismail Denez)
Karin Eisele	...	Hebamme
Christoph Franken	...	Portier
Johanna Gastdorf	...	Mutter des Mädchens
Paul Herwig	...	Crash's Vater
Christian Hoening	...	Herr Liebold
Hendrik Hölzemann	...	Feuerwehrmann #1
Martin Hölzemann	...	Junger Arzt
Marlene Iding	...	Luisa
Steffen Jürgens	...	Krankenhauspatient
Silas Kaul	...	Klein Crash
Anabelle Lachatte	...	Crash's Mutter
Marie Sarah Linke	...	Gehässige Schwangere (as Maria-Sarah Linke)
Katharina Lorenz	...	Nachtschwester
Hannelore Lübeck	...	Metzgerin Bremicker
Paul Milbers	...	Feuerwehrmann #2 (as Paul Jan Milbers)
Levent Milli	...	Türkischer Mann #2
Tom Mirus	...	Feuerwehrmann #3
Celina Neser	...	Nachbarmädchen
Ulrich Noethen	...	Prof. Olivari
Volker Spengler	...	Hundemann
Hans H. Steinberg	...	Einsatzleiter Feuerwehr
Christa Strobel	...	Alte Frau Neugier
Laura Syniawa	...	Mädchen (as Laura Charlotte Syniawa)
Hagen Tezlaff	...	Nef-Fahrer
Ibrahim Tortas	...	Alter türkischer Mann
Esther Trinczek	...	Frau des Apoplexpatienten
Margret Völker	...	Fidos Frau
Martin Walch	...	Apoplexpatient
Ingeborg Westphal	...	Frau Liebold
Rosel Zech	...	Oma Crash

Also Known As:

Off Beat (Canada: English title) (festival title) (International: English title) (USA) (festival title)
Ventricular Fibrilation (literal English title)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German | Turkish

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:III

Filming Locations:

Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Company:

Bavaria Filmverleih- und Produktions GmbH

Trivia:

The real ambulance car 01-83-02 in Cologne is a newer car and is driven by the German Red Cross.

Goofs:

Continuity: The drunk girl vomits into her sweatshirt. Moments later when the nurse puts her down on the bed her sweatshirt is clean.

Movie Connections:

Features White Wilderness (1958)

Surprising

I saw this movie yesterday on television, and I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. To be honest I did not expect very much of this film, at the very best I expected it to be some kind of pumped-up teenager movie with a max of "hyped" songs in the soundtrack, flashy videoclip imagery and a thin, unimportant storyline. It turned out quite differently! The acting was very good, the soundtrack was good (and not to intrusive), the cinematography was good (although it could've been a bit more experimental for this kind of film)and the story was credible. I could not help to compare this film to Martin Scorsese's "Bringing out the dead". This film also describes the hard, fast-paced life of two paramedics and their confrontations with pain, suffering and death. To my own surprise I found this film better than "Bringing out the dead" because it was more human, more realistic and more authentic. "BOTD" had this Hollywood-like glitter and glamour to it that made it incredible, over the top and to "cool" to be authentic. While this film is certainly not a masterpiece or some kind of "must-see", it is a decent, well-made and gripping piece of cinema that is worth the watch in every sense. Don't break your head finding it, but if you do, don't hesitate to view it. A pleasant surprise and well-done film!