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Nico | © UCM.One
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Feature Film | 2017-2020 | Coming of Age, Drama, Tragicomedy | Germany

Brief synopsis

Eline Gehring collaborated with fellow DFFB students Francy Fabritz and Sara Fazilat on the screenplay for their debut feature and pre-thesis film NICO.

Fazilat is cast as the emancipated and cheerful German-Iranian Nico who is the most popular geriatric nurse among her clients. She has a gentle and understanding way in finding time for each and every one of them. She is enjoying summer in Berlin with her best friend Rosa when an attack wrenches the self-confident woman out of her seemingly carefree everyday routine. She realizes that she’s not really so accepted after all and now sees the level of xenophobia surrounding her. She decides that self-empowerment is the only way out of this predicament...

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Sara FazilatNico [L]
Eva Medusa GühneAutofahrerin [SR]
Sabrina TannenToni [SR]
Sara KlimoskaRonny [SR]
Brigitte KramerBrigitte [SR]
Andreas MarquardtAndy [SR]
Uwe MeyerMichael [SR]
Isidoro Fernandez MomparlerFernandez [SR]
Javeh AsefdjahRosa

Crew

ActivityNameComment
ColoristAlexander Beyer
Director of photographyFrancy Fabritz
DirectorEline Gehring
ComposerDoro Bohr
ComposerZeina Azouqah
ProducerSara Fazilat
Assistant to producerVanessa Ly
ScreenwriterFrancy Fabritz
ScreenwriterSara Fazilat
ScreenwriterEline Gehring
Production sound mixerMeik-René Enderlein
Production sound mixerAndreas Otto
Various shooting days
Various shooting days
Sound designerHaraldur Thrastarson

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
UCM One GmbH [de]
Germany (theatrical)
Germany (theatrical)

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
CostumesLEON Actionteam
Police uniforms
Police uniforms

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Sara Fazilat2022Bavarian Film Award [de]
Young Actress
Young ActressWinner
Sara Fazilat2022German Film Award [de]
Best female lead
Best female leadNominated
Eline Gehring2022Int. Women*Film Festival Dortmund+Cologne [de]
Choices-Publikumspreis
Choices-PublikumspreisWinner
Eline Gehring2022Filmfest Bremen [de]
Innovation
InnovationNominated
Sara Fazilat2021Int. Filmfestival Braunschweig [de]
Brunswick Film Award
Brunswick Film AwardWinner
Sara Fazilat2021Achtung Berlin [de]
Best Drama
Best DramaWinner
Sara Fazilat2021Max Ophüls Preis [de]
Beste Nachuchsschauspielerin
Beste NachuchsschauspielerinWinner
Sara Fazilat2021First Steps [de]
No Fear Award
No Fear AwardWinner
Sara Fazilat2021Sehsüchte - Int. Student Film Festival [de]
Bester Spielfilm lang
Bester Spielfilm langNominated
Eline Gehring2021fsff - Fünf Seen Festival [de]
Perspektive Junges Kino
Perspektive Junges KinoNominated

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2021GermanySehsüchte - Int. Student Film Festivals
2021GermanyBiberach Festival
2021GermanyBrunswick Int. Festival

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 12/05/2022