Schutzengel (2012)

A troubled former soldier works to protect an orphan who witnessed a murder from the assassins out to get her.

Director:

Til Schweiger

Writers:

Stephen Butchard, Paul Maurice,

Stars:

Til Schweiger, Luna Schweiger, Moritz Bleibtreu

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Til Schweiger	...	Max Fischer
Luna Schweiger	...	Nina
Moritz Bleibtreu	...	Rudi
Karoline Schuch	...	Sara Müller
Herbert Knaup	...	Henri Brietner
Kostja Ullmann	...	Kurt
Hannah Herzsprung	...	Helena
Rainer Bock	...	Karl Falkner
Tim Wilde	...	Nicholas
Katharina Schüttler	...	Polizistin Diner
Axel Stein	...	Leo
Oliver Korittke	...	Rezeptionist
Ralph Herforth	...	Streifenpolizist 1
Trystan Wyn Puetter	...	Verteidiger (as Trystan Pütter)
Teresa Harder	...	Krankenschwester 1

Storyline

A troubled former soldier works to protect an orphan who witnessed a murder from the assassins out to get her.

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Plot Keywords:

assassin | hitman | two word title | written and directed by cast member

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [de]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

27 September 2012 (Germany)

Also Known As:

The Guardians

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

€7,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany, barefoot films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

He knows what he's doing

The man (Schweiger) does good work. I would describe it as an action thriller with some typical schweiger-ish sweetness added. The audience gets both impressive action and quiet scenes that change the pace of the movie. I think the mix works. The story is pretty simple and we never have to guess who the villain is. (Much like a Luc Besson movie. Black and white.) This is what I liked about the movie:

One. The cinematography is just beautiful. Carefully filmed scenes with strong (for lack of a better word:) audio effects. Well, it sounds great when people shoot. You'll notice.

Two. The heroes and villains reload their guns and the hero doesn't hit every target with every shot. A trivial detail? Not for me. I hate it when people fire 30 shots with a 15-round clip. Or if their shotguns magically fire 16 times. Thank you Til Schweiger for taking the time to reload! You are one of the few.

Three. The action doesn't try to come off as super cool. We don't see any of that stupid rolling-on-the-floor-while-shooting, jumping-behind-a-couch-in-slow-motion-for-effect, cheesy one-liners, showy re-loadings, bourne-identity-grade-fighting-scenes (everybody is a black belt these days) or cars-exploding-(for no reason)-after-being-shot-at!

Do you know what I mean? 8 is maybe too generous, but a 6 would be too low. Watch it and decide for yourself.