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3 February 2005 (Germany) moreAwards:
7 wins & 3 nominations moreUser Comments:
Rescuer, Rescue Thyself moreCast
(Complete credited 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 | |
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Off Beat (Canada: English title) (festival title) (International: English title) (USA) (festival title)Ventricular Fibrilation (literal English title)
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The real ambulance car 01-83-02 in Cologne is a newer car and is driven by the German Red Cross. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: The Pschyrembel on the Doc's desk in the Retrospective of Crash is the newest version from 2003. So it can't be there when Crash was a young boy. moreFAQ
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"Off Beat" is very different from other films, as its English title suggests. (The German title, Kammerflimmern, is the technical name for a deadly kind of heart attack that paramedics like the ones in the film hate to encounter.) For the first half hour, "Off Beat" is a realistic re-creation of the daily life of Crash, an EMT in Germany, his colleagues and the patientsmany of whom are colorful low-lives. Only the meticulous production quality keeps the viewer aware that this is not a "reality" show. After that, the film goes its own, distinctive dramatic way. Along the way, Crash gets involved with the pregnant widow of a junkie he tried valiantly but unsuccessfully to bring through an overdose.
There will be long discussions as to whether or not there is a philosophical or religious Weltanschauung, conveyed in this film, or, if so, what it is. In the last half hour, the twists and turns become very intense and unexpected. I wonder if EMT services in Germany really have such crack professionalism to them as the ones in this film.
If is probably too much to expect, that this television film will have a USA release. I hope it will be made available for stateside audiences. To call it a change of pace is a great understatement: understated, this film is not!