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Counterparts (2007)

Gegenüber (original title)
| Drama | 11 October 2007 (Germany)
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Teacher Anne and policeman Georg are thought of as the perfect couple. However, appearances are deceptive: one of them is covered with scars and bruises. But which one is the abuser?

Director:

Jan Bonny

Writers:

Jan Bonny, Christina Ebelt

Stars:

Matthias Brandt, Victoria Trauttmansdorff, Wotan Wilke Möhring | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Matthias Brandt ... Georg Hoffmann
Victoria Trauttmansdorff Victoria Trauttmansdorff ... Anne Hoffmann
Wotan Wilke Möhring ... Michael Gleiwitz
Susanne Bormann ... Denise
Anna Brass Anna Brass ... Marie Hoffmann
Pablo Ben-Yakov Pablo Ben-Yakov ... Lukas Hoffmann
Jochen Striebeck Jochen Striebeck ... Hans Josef
Maria Körber Maria Körber ... Mechthild
Claus Dieter Clausnitzer Claus Dieter Clausnitzer ... Andreas Hinreich
Ole Ohlson Ole Ohlson ... Robert
Özgür Özata Özgür Özata ... Ahmet Celik
Anne Ratte-Polle ... Sabrina
Till Butterbach Till Butterbach ... Polizei-Kollege
Guntram Brattia ... Arzt
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Martin Müller Martin Müller ... Polizist
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Storyline

The Hoffmanns are a forty-odd-year old couple living in Essen. Their two children are students. They live in an apartment that they have been able to buy thanks to the help of Anne Hoffmann's father. Anne is a schoolmistress motivated by her job while her husband Georg is a police officer, calm and efficient, but not particularly interested in the advancement of his career. To put it briefly, they are a couple like millions of others... Until the day when Anne, feeling unconsciously that the family bliss is only on the surface, starts becoming violent. And her victim is no other than Georg... Written by Guy Bellinger

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Official Sites:

Official site [Germany]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

11 October 2007 (Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

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Filming Locations:

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$224,812
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Company Credits

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Heimatfilm, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

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Color

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1.85 : 1
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Jan Bonny's first feature film. See more »

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Featured in Metropolis: Cannes 2007 - Special (2007) See more »

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