Within the Whirlwind (2009)

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During Stalin's reign of terror, Evgenia Ginzburg, a literature professor, was sent to 10 years hard labor in a gulag in Siberia. Having lost everything, and no longer wishing to live, she meets the camp doctor and begins to come back to... See more »

Director:

Marleen Gorris

Writers:

Nancy Larson, Eugenia Ginzburg

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Cast

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	Emily Watson	...	Evgenia Ginzburg
	Ulrich Tukur	...	Dr. Anton Walter
	Ian Hart	...	Beylin
	Benjamin Sadler	...	Pavel Aksyonov
	Ben Miller	...	Krasny
	Jimmy Yuill	...	Siderov
	Pearce Quigley	...	Yelvov
	Monica Dolan	...	Pitkovskaya
	Pam Ferris	...	Genia's mother
	Agata Buzek	...	Lena
	Lena Stolze	...	Greta
	Maria Mamona	...	Tanya
	Beata Fudalej	...	Olga
	Maria Seweryn	...	Zimmermann
	Boguslawa Schubert	...	Marya
	Magdalena Górska	...	Magda
	Magdalena Gnatowska	...	Criminal 1 (as Magda Gnatowska)
	Barbara Kurzaj	...	Criminal 2
	Zbigniew Zamachowski	...	Guard Nabob
	Radoslaw Krzyzowski	...	Dikovitski
	Heinz Lieven	...	Old Vlady
	Dagmar von Kurmin	...	Auntie Dusya
	Ksawery Szlenkier	...	Mazintsev
	Agnieszka Sienkiewicz	...	Vera
	Jens Münchow	...	Vesklin (as Jens Muenchow)
	Nick Dong-Sik	...	Confucius
	Norbert Rakowski	...	Demyan
	Batjargal Balgan	...	Mongol Man
	Krzysztof Globisz	...	Timoshkin
	Katarzyna Bargielowska	...	Valya
	Aleksander Trabczynski	...	Krivitsky
	Ewelina Borówka	...	Dwarf Girl
	Zbigniew Konopka	...	Judge 1
	Blazej Wójcik	...	Judge 2
	Grazyna Zielinska	...	Guard Dumpling
	Jonathan Stolze	...	Alyosha
	Luca Marco Klosterhalfen	...	Vasya
	Oliwier Kruszynski	...	Young Boy (as Oliwer Kruszynski)
	Lech Dyblik	...	Yegor
	Lukasz Garlicki	...	Piotr
	Petra Kalkutschke	...	Katherina
	Piotr Grabowski	...	Driver
	Anne Fink	...	Woman Field Worker
	Dirk Moritz	...	Young Man Hospital
	Götz Argus	...	Officer 1
	Thomas Goritzki	...	Officer 2
	Stefan Gebelhoff	...	Red Tartary Man 1
	Volker Muthmann	...	Red Tartary Man 2
	Volker K. Bauer	...	Britkin
	Juri Padel	...	Mytia (as Juri Padél)
	Adam Szyszkowski	...	Chief Kitchen
	Agnieszka Mandat	...	Woman Train
	Remigiusz Jankowski	...	Train Guard
	Krzysztof Ogloza	...	Man
	Piotr Rekawik	...	Guard
	Laura Schumacher	...	Patient
	Robert Mazurkiewicz	...	Man Moscow
	Karolina Wojdala	...	Prisoner
	Marta Dobecka	...	Prisoner
	Anna Kukawska	...	Prisoner
	Anna Smolowik	...	Prisoner
	Krzysztof Fus	...	Soldier
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Martin Kaps	...	Local Comrade (uncredited)
	Joachim Schweizer	...	Rat face man (uncredited)
	Pierre Shrady	...	Pitkowski (uncredited)
	Robert Zawadzki	...	Young Party Official (uncredited)

Directed by

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Marleen Gorris

Written by

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Nancy Larson	...	(screenplay)

Eugenia Ginzburg	...	(autobiography)

Produced by

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Helga Binder	...	executive producer
Jeremy Burdek	...	executive producer
Priscilla Cohen	...	executive producer
Slawomir Józwik	...	executive producer
Nadia Khamlichi	...	executive producer
Nancy Larson	...	executive producer
Vincent Macheras	...	executive producer
Piotr Mularuk	...	co-producer
Magdalena Napieracz	...	executive producer
Jean-Jacques Neira	...	executive producer
Adrian Politowski	...	executive producer
Christine Ruppert	...	producer
Stefan Rüll	...	executive producer
Hubert Toint	...	co-producer

Music by

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Wlodzimierz Pawlik

Cinematography by

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Arkadiusz Tomiak

Editorial Department

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Gaëlle Debaisieux	...	assistant editor
Paolo Finotto	...	film recording producer
Hervé Vander Heyden	...	telecine dailies colorist

Casting By

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Weronika Migon
Sabine Schwedhelm
Gail Stevens

Production Design by

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Ewa Skoczkowska

Art Direction by

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Irene Piel

Costume Design by

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Jagna Janicka
Katarzyna Lewinska

Makeup Department

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Janusz Kaleja	...	hair stylist
Marcin Rodak	...	hair stylist
Susanne Woerle-Jiritano	...	makeup department head

Production Management

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Nicolas Bassetto	...	assistant production manager
Andrzej Besztak	...	production manager: Poland
Jutta Bürsgens	...	production manager
Julien Sigalas	...	post-production manager
Anne Urban	...	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Marek Cydorowicz	...	first assistant director
Sascha Koszinowski	...	first assistant director

Art Department

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Cathrin Henselmann	...	property master: outdoor (as Cathrin Henselman)
Carolin Kipka	...	graphic artist
Andrzej Kowalewski	...	props
Daniel Lange	...	set constructor
Andreas Lucassen	...	set constructor
Andrzej Rychtarczyk	...	construction coordinator
Karolina Sawicka	...	assistant art director
Nicole Schmitt	...	property master: indoor / props: Germany
Dominik Schmitz	...	assistant art director
Roman Tarwacki	...	art director: Poland
Marek Warszewski	...	set dresser
Axel Weber	...	assistant property master
Hans Wäckerlin	...	painter: Germany

Sound Department

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Benoît Biral	...	re-recording mixer
Bernadette Dupont	...	post-synchronisation
Gert Janssen	...	supervising sound editor
Caroline Landsweerdt	...	assistant sound editor
Valérie Le Docte	...	dialogue editor
Jo Masset	...	adr supervisor
Franco Piscopo	...	re-recording mixer / sound mixer
Markus Wimmer	...	adr recording engineer
Carine Zimmerlin	...	boom operator

Special Effects by

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Karl-Heinz Bochnig	...	special effects
Volker Lorig	...	special effects supervisor
Wolf Schiebel	...	special effects
Bartlomiej Stepniak	...	pyrotechnic effects: Polska

Visual Effects by

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Thierry Ardiller	...	digital compositor
Régis Coque	...	digital effects artist
Alexandra Cosimano	...	digital compositor
Mathieu Flamérion	...	research & development software developer
Natacha Gilson	...	visual effects coordinator
Maud Maryn	...	digital compositor (as Maryn Maud)
Jérôme Poujaud	...	digital compositor
Olivier Poujaud	...	visual effects supervisor
Dominique Simonin	...	digital effects artist
Baptiste Wouters	...	digital effects artist

Stunts

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Sandor Czirjak	...	stunt coordinator / stunt double: horse stunts
Zbigniew Modej	...	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Arvind Amruth	...	lighting assistant
Celio Castro	...	gaffer
Ingo Hilden	...	key grip
Daniel Lefeld	...	key grip
Nils Rausch	...	lighting technician
Adrian van Bronswijk	...	lighting technician (as Adrian von Bronswijk)
Grube Venn	...	best boy

Casting Department

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Kristin Diehle	...	additional casting / casting: Germany
Burkhard Eick	...	extras casting
Delia Eick	...	extras casting
Kelly Valentine Hendry	...	casting associate
Tanja Pelster	...	casting assistant
Gregor J. Weber	...	extras casting

Location Management

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Ann Kristin Citzler	...	assistant location manager
Abi D. Roos	...	location scout

Script and Continuity Department

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Marleen Gorris	...	script editor
Heike Manzke	...	continuity
Katja Schimanowski	...	continuity

Transportation Department

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Rene Baumgartner

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prop driver

Additional Crew

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Jan De Coninck	...	film printing
Pierre Philippe Hendrickx	...	legal advisor: Belgium
Petra Junk	...	production controller
Iris Karmaat	...	production accountant
Heike Kerschgens	...	production coordinator
Agnieszka Kik	...	production coordinator: Poland
Volker Otte	...	filmfunding manager
Stefan Rüll	...	legal counsel
Doris Seidel	...	production secretary
Iwona Sellers	...	production executive
Gilles Waterkeyn	...	production executive
Aleksandra Wojtaszek	...	production assistant

Thanks

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Michael Schmid-Ospach

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Production Companies

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Tatfilm
Yeti Films (co-production company Poland)
Saga Film (co-production)
uFilm
ARD Degeto Film
Arsenal Film
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (with the support of)
Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (with the support of)
Eurimages (with the support of)
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen (with the support of)
Lorival (in co-production with)
MEDIA Programme of the European Union (with the support of)
Motion Investment Group (in association with)
Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej (with the support of)
Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge (with the support of)
Telepool
Telewizja Polska S.A. Agencja Filmowa
Umedia
WDR/Arte (with the participation of)

Distributors

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Ammo Content (2021) (United States) (video)
Corinth Films (2009) (United States)
Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
NFP Marketing & Distribution (2011) (Germany)
Warner Home Video (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
Wild Bunch Benelux (2010) (Belgium)
Wild Bunch Benelux (2010) (Netherlands)

Special Effects

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Méliès, Magie & Cinéma

Other Companies

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Film & Television Facilities (facility vehicles)
uFund (funding)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords	year-1934 kazan-university-soviet-union russian-literature-professor ban-on-teaching magazine-contributor See All (44) »
Genres	Biography Drama
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Australia:M Spain:Not Rated

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Mitten im Sturm (Germany) Wichry Kołymy (Poland) Stalin: Reign of Terror (United Kingdom) Dans la tourmente (France) El vértigo (Spain) See more »
Runtime	90 min
Country	Germany Poland Belgium
Language	English
Color	Color
Filming Locations	Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The film is based on the book "Journey into the Whirlwind", Eugenia Ginzburg's critically-acclaimed memoir of the 18 years she spent in prisons and labor camps under Stalin's rule. See more »
Movie Connections	Version of The Voyage Into the Whirlpool Has Begun (1974). See more »
Soundtracks	Letter to Stalin See more »

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