Alone in Berlin (2016)
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- R
- 1h 43min
- Drama, History
- 13 Jan 2017 (USA)
- Movie
After a Nazi German working class couple loses their son in World War II, they decide to retaliate by secretly leafletting handwritten cards in Berlin denouncing their government.
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Awards:
- 3 nominations.
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Cast
| Louis Hofmann | ... |
Hans Quangel
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Emil von Schönfels | ... |
Newspaper Boy Konrad Möller
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Katrin Pollitt | ... |
Eva Kluge
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Sammy Scheuritzel | ... |
Baldur Persicke
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| Joachim Bißmeier | ... |
Fromm
(as Joachim Bissmeier)
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| Uwe Preuss | ... |
Persicke
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| Joshua Grothe | ... |
August Persicke
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| Brendan Gleeson | ... |
Otto Quangel
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| Emma Thompson | ... |
Anna Quangel
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| Monique Chaumette | ... |
Frau Rosenthal
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Felix Koch-Rugor | ... |
Gestapo Officer
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Hans Piesbergen | ... |
Male Worker Joachim Kessel
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| Sanne Schnapp | ... |
Female Worker Helene Scholz
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| Farina Flebbe | ... |
BDM Girl Ursula Kraft
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| Hildegard Schroedter | ... |
Grocer Lady Ida Kuhn
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Rainer Egger | ... |
Barkhausen
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| Godehard Giese | ... |
Colonel Gerhard Krüger
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Patrick Hastert | ... |
Schroeder
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| Holger Handtke | ... |
Dollfuss
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Imogen Kogge | ... |
Frau Busch
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Gisa Flake | ... |
Bertha
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Irene Rindje | ... |
Miss Kleinschmidt
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Moritz Grove | ... |
Young Man Oskar Böhling
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| Lars Rudolph | ... |
Enno Kluge
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Andre Schmidt | ... |
Persicke's Brother
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| Katharina Abt | ... |
Flower Shop Lady Irmgard Schneider
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Frank Saebel | ... |
Man Picking Up Card Rüdiger Diesch
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Joshio Marlon | ... |
Kuno Barkhausen
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Daniel Sträßer | ... |
Kriminal Oberassistent Zott
(as Daniel Strässer)
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| Rafael Gareisen | ... |
Policeman Herbert Wegner
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| Daniel Brühl | ... |
Kriminal Inspektor Escherich
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| Rainer Reiners | ... |
Salesman Franz Kanz
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Marko Dyrlich | ... |
SS Assistant Anselm Koch
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Luisa Wolf | ... |
Secretary
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| Katharina Schüttler | ... |
Claire Gehrich
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| Jürgen Tarrach | ... |
Caretaker Richard Schopf
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| Mikael Persbrandt | ... |
Standartenführer Prall
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Silvaine Faligant | ... |
Operator Luise Hofler
(as Sylvaine Faligant)
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Ernst Stötzner | ... |
Department Head Walter
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Paul Umnirski | ... |
Little Boy Rolf Baier
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Dietmar Rüttiger | ... |
Police Officer Josef Keller
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| Jacob Matschenz | ... |
Dietrich Necker
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Thomas Bestvater | ... |
Colleague Tram Karl Ziegler
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Thomas Neumann | ... |
Party Representative Ludwig Weber
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Fritz Roth | ... |
Factory Clerk Max Winkler
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| Hans-Martin Stier | ... |
Man at Bandsaw Arnold Vogt
(as Hans Martin Stier)
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Katharina Blaschke | ... |
Female Guard Gertrud Schäfer
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Michael Scheel | ... |
Judge Frank Schwartz
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Christoph Glaubacker | ... |
Male Guard Werner Klein
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| Mandy M. Haupert | ... |
Refugee (uncredited)
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Larissa Rausch | ... |
Field Worker (uncredited)
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| Chris Theisinger | ... |
SS / SD Sturmführer (uncredited)
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Ingo Wimmer | ... |
Prison Guard (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Vincent Perez | ||
Written by
| Hans Fallada | ... | (based on the novel by) |
| Achim von Borries | ... | (written by) and |
| Vincent Perez | ... | (written by) |
| Bettine von Borries | ... | (in collaboration with) |
Produced by
| Stefan Arndt | ... | producer |
| Christian Grass | ... | producer |
| Peter Hampden | ... | executive producer |
| Norman Merry | ... | executive producer |
| Ulli Neumann | ... | line producer |
| Marco Pacchioni | ... | producer |
| James Schamus | ... | producer |
| Michael Scheel | ... | executive producer |
| Uwe Schott | ... | producer |
| Laila Tahhar | ... | associate producer |
| Alison Thompson | ... | executive producer |
| Paul Trijbits | ... | producer |
Music by
| Alexandre Desplat | ||
Cinematography by
| Christophe Beaucarne | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| François Gédigier | ||
Editorial Department
| Linden Brownbill | ... | post production engineer |
| William Chetwynd | ... | on-line editor |
| James Clarke | ... | head of di |
| Nicolas Criqui | ... | first assistant editor |
| Paul Dray | ... | senior post producer |
| Lisa Jordan | ... | facility director: Lipsync Post |
| Josh Kelly | ... | digital lab operator |
| Abigail McKenzie | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Karen Payne | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Tom Russell | ... | colorist |
Casting By
| Simone Bär | ||
| Jina Jay | ||
Production Design by
| Jean-Vincent Puzos | ||
Art Direction by
| Utta Hagen | ||
| Anja Müller | ||
| Andreas Olshausen | ... | supervising art director |
Set Decoration by
| Ingeborg Heinemann | ||
Costume Design by
| Nicole Fischnaller | ||
Makeup Department
| Tamar Aviv | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Diana Badalova | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Dörte Eben | ... | makeup artist: daily extras |
| Anna Sophie Evenkamp | ... | makeup artist: extras supervisor |
| Anna Freund | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Gloria Göschel | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Doreen Kindler | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Marika Knappe | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Judith Kröher | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Oliver Kunde | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Lena Lazzarotto | ... | key hair stylist |
| Julia Lechner | ... | makeup artist |
| Raquel Munuera | ... | special makeup effects artist: Twilight Creations (as Raquel Sanchez) |
| Margarita Rasbasch | ... | additional makeup and hair: Berlin |
| Lisa Schmermer | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Katja Schulze | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Jörn Seifert | ... | special effects makeup artist |
| Elise Tillmann | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Susanne Weiß | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Oliver Ziem-Schwerdt | ... | makeup artist |
| Henny Zimmer | ... | key makeup artist |
| Barbara Zschetzsche | ... | additional makeup artist |
Production Management
| Jeanette Haley | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Tristan Hume | ... | unit manager |
| Jan R. Martin | ... | unit production manager |
| Laila Tahhar | ... | unit production manager |
| Michaela Wöll | ... | project manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Finn Pelke | ... | second assistant director |
| Arndt Wiegering | ... | first assistant director |
| Luisa Wolf | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Mathilde Abraham | ... | first assistant production designer |
| Jörg Baier | ... | set dresser |
| Christoph Baumstieger | ... | standby carpenter |
| Friederike Beckert | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Markus Bendler | ... | picture vehicle consultant |
| Roman Berger | ... | standby carpenter |
| Jonathan Bernhardt | ... | junior set dresser |
| Hervé Berthou | ... | carpenter |
| Katharina Birkenfeld | ... | set dec buyer |
| Ron Büttner | ... | set dresser |
| Klaus Eckmann | ... | set dresser |
| Anika Falke | ... | set dresser |
| Mirjam Gadinger | ... | set dresser |
| Pierre Galic | ... | painter |
| Ferenc Graefe | ... | assistant stand-by props |
| Peter Henk | ... | set dresser |
| Barbara Jäger | ... | head of greenery |
| Andrea Kessler | ... | stand-by props |
| Lily Kiera | ... | stand-by props |
| Susanne Kleinlein | ... | painter |
| Lucie Kozena | ... | art department coordinator |
| Soren Köber | ... | construction manager (as Søren Körber) |
| Peter Laubsch | ... | junior set designer / model maker |
| Matthias Lerch | ... | set dresser |
| Lisa Loher | ... | props: patina |
| Eva-Maria Müller | ... | painter |
| Bastian Müller-Nagell | ... | construction |
| Peter Naguib | ... | property master |
| Konstantin Ness | ... | property buyer |
| Iris Paschedag | ... | set designer |
| Moritz Schlögell | ... | assistant property master |
| Tim Sehling | ... | set dresser |
| Giulia Severini | ... | set dresser extra |
| Nora Stenutz | ... | set dec buyer |
| Yann Stephant | ... | trainee props |
| David Thummerer | ... | set dresser |
| Volker Tobian | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Nicolaus Wallner | ... | construction manager |
| Andre Wierschula | ... | picture vehicle coordinator |
| Gabriele Winzen | ... | painter |
Sound Department
| Linda Brenon | ... | foley editor |
| Peter Burgis | ... | foley artist |
| Robert Farr | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Glen Gathard | ... | foley mixer |
| Peter Gleaves | ... | adr mixer |
| Sue Harding | ... | foley artist |
| Lee Herrick | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Hadon Install | ... | boom operator |
| Robert Ireland | ... | sound designer |
| Andrea King | ... | foley artist |
| Tushar Manek | ... | assistant sound re-recording mixer |
| Jemma Riley-Tolch | ... | assistant foley mixer |
| Jack Stew | ... | foley artist |
| Moritz Unger | ... | adr mixer |
| Yanti Windrich | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
| Roland Winke | ... | production sound mixer |
Special Effects by
| Uwe Lehmann | ... | special effects technician |
| Claudius Rauch | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Lucien Stephenson | ... | snow effects |
| Christian Wollberg | ... | snow effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Luke Butler | ... | digital compositor |
| Tom Cowlishaw | ... | 3d generalist: Lipsync Post |
| Katie Croft | ... | digital lab operator |
| Belinda Cumming | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Emma Cummins | ... | vfx development producer |
| Paul Driver | ... | visual effects producer |
| Bastian Hopfgarten | ... | visual effects set supervisor |
| Michael Hopkins | ... | assistant |
| Uel Hormann | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Yuko Kimoto | ... | digital compositor |
| Howard Margolius | ... | cg artist |
| Jay Murray | ... | junior compositor |
| Ben North | ... | digital compositor |
| Clara Parati | ... | concept artist: matte painter, LipSync Post |
| Andy Quinn | ... | digital compositor |
| Garth Reilly | ... | digital compositor |
| Ben Shepherd | ... | head of 3d: LipSync Post |
| George Stone | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Shanaullah Umerji | ... | executive visual effects producer |
| Carsten Woithe | ... | vfx consultant |
Stunts
| Volkhart Buff | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Bruno Montani | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Will Akbar | ... | vt operator |
| Björn Bethke | ... | additional electrician |
| Georg Bozkurt | ... | additional electrician |
| Lars Buge | ... | second assistant camera |
| Callum Grant | ... | vt operator |
| Paul Gredig | ... | second assistant camera |
| Jan Hagen | ... | assistant grip |
| Martin Handrow | ... | electrician |
| Dirk Henkel | ... | additional electrician |
| Krischan Hintz | ... | video operator |
| Paul Hübner | ... | additional electrician |
| Alexander Jung | ... | best boy |
| Karl Keil | ... | second assistant camera |
| Mark Langlay-Smith | ... | vt operator |
| Flow Jean Louis | ... | additional electrician |
| Mic Mueller | ... | key grip (as Michael Müller) |
| Luc Pallet | ... | first assistant camera |
| Daniel Pieper | ... | digital imaging technician (as Daniel Kraus) |
| Thibault Roginas | ... | additional electrician |
| Matthieu Rousseaux | ... | grip |
| Christine Schroeder | ... | still photographer |
| Felix Schwarz | ... | second assistant camera |
| Tobias Semmelmann | ... | video operator |
| Hannes Staehle | ... | crane operator |
| Bjoern Susen | ... | gaffer (as Björn Susen) |
| Benjamin Taye | ... | electrician |
| Lars Voigtländer | ... | electrician |
| Jörg Widmer | ... | steadicam operator |
| Urs Zimmermann | ... | electrician |
Casting Department
| Christin Busch | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Jessie Frost | ... | casting assistant: UK |
| Johanna Ragwitz | ... | extras casting |
| Annika Sell | ... | extras casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Agnés Claude | ... | additional costumer |
| Nicole Ebben | ... | costumer |
| Nele Ellegiers | ... | costume design trainee |
| Karin Faltlhauser | ... | additional wardrobe |
| Constanze Friedrichs | ... | additional wardrobe |
| Katrin Fürst | ... | additional wardrobe |
| Anne Gorke | ... | additional costumer |
| Marita Hoffjann | ... | additional wardrobe |
| Sarah Hoppenstedt | ... | additional costumer |
| Anna Klering | ... | wardrobe |
| Bettina Köhler | ... | additional costumer |
| Franziska Lange | ... | additional costumer: NRW |
| Jean-Ding Lee | ... | additional wardrobe |
| Serena Matlas | ... | additional costumer: extras + fitting NRW |
| Anne-Charlott Riedzewski | ... | assistant costume supervisor |
| Sylka Schaedlich | ... | additional wardrobe |
| Lisa Schrimpf | ... | additional wardrobe |
| Jessica Specker | ... | additional wardrobe |
| Gina Steiniger | ... | trainee costume designer |
| Miriam van der Ham | ... | additional wardrobe |
| Bettina von Auw | ... | additional wardrobe |
| Nadine Waeldchen | ... | assistant costume designer (as Nadine Wäldchen) |
| Esther Wagner | ... | additional wardrobe |
| Cerrin Wendt | ... | additional wardrobe |
Location Management
| Volkmar Croyé | ... | assistant location manager |
| Michael Herbell | ... | location manager |
| Stephan Richter | ... | location manager |
| Angie Simaifar | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Romain Allender | ... | composer assistant / programmer |
| Nicolas Charron | ... | orchestrator |
| Peter Clarke | ... | music editor |
| Peter Cobbin | ... | music recorded and mixed by |
| Jonathan Feurich | ... | score mix assistant |
| Xavier Forcioli | ... | music coordinator |
| Sylvain Morizet | ... | orchestrator |
| Stuart Morton | ... | music editor |
| Felix Trawoeger | ... | pro tools recordist / score mix assistant |
| Kirsty Whalley | ... | music mixed by |
Script and Continuity Department
| Nancy Rivas | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Volker Betz-Morik | ... | set decoration driver: NRW |
| Philipp Klein | ... | property driver |
| Jens Marschalleck | ... | production driver: cast, Görlitz + Berlin |
| Thomas Menge | ... | production driver: NRW |
| Torsten Paterok | ... | production driver: NRW |
| Elias Röhm | ... | production driver: cast, Berlin + Görlitz + Cologne |
| Carsten Uhlig | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Cassandra Barbour | ... | rights and clearances |
| Tanya Blumstein | ... | dialect coach: Monique Chaumette |
| Marina Brackenbury | ... | head of development |
| Danny de Warren | ... | production and business executive |
| Silvaine Faligant | ... | assistant: Vincent Perez (as Sylvaine Faligant) |
| Bianca Folger | ... | assistant to producer |
| Julia Hall | ... | senior designer: Lipsync Design |
| Yvonne Höft | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Friederike Jacob | ... | press relations |
| Karsten Junghans | ... | production assistant |
| Genia Sophie Krassnig | ... | assistant to the producer |
| Michèle Maurer | ... | travel & housing coordinator |
| Regine Otto | ... | production coordinator |
| Andreas Penkin | ... | cashier |
| Marcellus Puhlemann | ... | music legal affairs |
| Johannes Schwerdt | ... | production controller |
| Meagan Sevier | ... | rights & clearances |
| Svenja Stirn | ... | production secretary |
| Joan Washington | ... | dialect coach |
| Howard Watkins | ... | head of title design |
| Anja Wedell | ... | production executive: X Filme |
| John Wenzel | ... | extras payroll accountant |
| Tim Bentinck | ... | adr loop group (uncredited) |
| Jill McCullough | ... | dialogue coach: post production (uncredited) |
| Marcia Schmidt | ... | intern: line producer (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Christina Bentlage | ... | thanks |
| Romain Cogitore | ... | thanks |
| Petra Müller | ... | thanks |
| Lisa Wolofsky | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- X-Filme Creative Pool
- Master Movies
- FilmWave
- Pathé (in co-production with)
- Buffalo Films (in co-production with)
- Alone in Berlin (in co-production with)
- WS Film (in co-production with)
- Lipsync Productions (in association with)
- Canal+ (with the support of)
Distributors
- X Verleih AG (2016) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Pathé (2016) (France) (theatrical)
- Albatros Film (2017) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Altitude Film Entertainment (2016) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- IFC Films (2017) (United States) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2016) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Paradiso Entertainment (2017) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Shaw Organisation (2017) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Film1 (2018) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- New Select K.K. (2017) (Japan) (DVD)
- Odeon (2017) (Greece) (DVD)
- Pris Audiovisuais (2016) (Portugal)
- SF Film Finland (2017) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2019) (Finland) (tv)
- levelFILM (2017) (Canada)
Special Effects
- LipSync Post (visual effects)
- SFX Department Berlin Special Effects (special effects)
- Snow Business (snow effects)
- Twilight Creations (special effects makeup prosthetics and dummies)
Other Companies
- Agentur Filmgesichter (extras casting: Berlin/Görlitz/Cologne)
- Buff Connection (stunts)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (funding)
- Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (funding: EUR 1,912,578.60)
- Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg (music performed by)
- Eurimages (funding)
- Fatts (post production script services)
- Film- und Medienstiftung NRW (funding)
- Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (funding)
- Freeway CAM B.V. (collection account management)
- HireWorks (Avid dx nitris)
- LipSync Post (post-production facilities)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union (support)
- MMC Movies (production offices)
- Mama Filmcatering (catering)
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (funding: EUR 500,000)
- Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) (funding: EUR 600,000)
- National Bank of Canada TV and Motion Picture Group (interim financing)
- Scallywag Travel (travel agent)
- Schein Berlin (graphics)
- Theaterkunst (costume rental)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1940, German soldier Hans Quangel (Louis Hofmann) is killed in action during the French campaign. His parents, Otto (Brendan Gleeson) and Anna (Dame Emma Thompson), are devastated by the loss and their bereavement is unmollified by the joyful hysteria at Germany's victory. Deciding that Führer Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime are responsible for this tragedy and much more, Otto cannot stand by any longer. As such, Otto begins to create handwritten cards denouncing the regime's abuses and lies, which he secretly deposits throughout Berlin while a disillusioned Anna insists on helping him. As the subversive cards pile up over the years, Police Detective Escherich (Daniel Brühl) is tasked to track down the leafleteer while being pressured by his increasingly impatient S.S. superior for an arrest for this "treason", regardless of actual guilt. As the stakes rise even as Nazi Germany's day of reckoning approaches, Otto and Anna are determined to spread the truth regardless of the odds, even as their opposition awaits the fatal mistake that could doom them. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com) |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Based on the novel "Jeder stirbt für sich allein" (Every Man Dies Alone) by Hans Fallada. The novel was allegedly based on Gestapo files to which Fallada was given access. See more » |
| Goofs | Emma Thompson wears her wedding ring on her left hand. Germans, both men and women, wear them on their right hands. The German actor who plays Judge Fromm correctly wears his wedding ring on this right hand. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Version of Jeder stirbt für sich allein (1962). See more » |
| Quotes |
Otto Quangel:
What more can a man donate than his child? See more » |