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Universal Theory

    All titles (5)
    Feature Film | 2022-2023 | Politics, Science, Thriller | Austria, Germany, Switzerland

    Shooting data

    Start of shooting10/01/2022
    End of shooting21/02/2022
    LocationsÖsterreich (Ost-Tirol, Niederösterreich), Deutschland (Thüringen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Berlin-Brandenburg)
    Filming regionsAustria - Lower Austria, Austria - Tyrol, Germany - Berlin, Germany - Brandenburg, Germany - Saxony-Anhalt, Germany - Thuringia

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    Posters

    Brief synopsis

    1962. A physical congress in Switzerland. A young doctor-to-be. A mysterious pianist. A bizarre cloud formation in the sky and a dark, booming secret under the mountain. A theory of everything.

    Cast

    ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
    Jan BülowJohannes [L]
    Olivia RossKarin [L]
    Hanns ZischlerStrathen [L]
    Gottfried BreitfussBlumberg [L]
    Imogen KoggeAnna Leinert [GS]
    Ladina von FrischingSusi [SR]
    Philippe GraberCommissioner Amrein [SR]
    David BennentCommissioner Arnold [SR]
    Emanuel Waldburg-ZeilJohnny [SR]
    Vivienne BayleySusi [SR]
    Marie GoyetteBaroness Edita [SR]
    Paul Wolff-PlotteggDr. Koch [SR]
    Dirk BöhlingTV-Moderator [SR]
    Dana Herfurth
    Minna [SR]
    Jonathan WirtzJohannes (12 Jahre) [SR]
    Eva Maria JostAnna Leinert (jung) [SR]
    Joey ZimmermannPolice officer [BP]

    Crew

    ActivityNameComment
    Production accountantKathrin Storch
    movie acc GmbH
    movie acc GmbH
    Vfx supervisorKariem Saleh
    Vfx supervisorAdrian Meyer
    Director of photographyRoland Stuprich
    Drone camera operatorMatthias Dömötör
    1st assistant cameraEmanuel Köll
    2nd assistant cameraSaskia Arth
    2nd assistant cameraAlexander Beitz
    Data wrangler / digital loaderMoritz Matthias Sumereder
    Still photographerRoman Kutzowitz
    Casting directorUlrike Müller
    Costume designerPola Kardum
    Assistant costume designerAlessandra Coico
    Assistant costume designerLisa Spengler
    Costumer / wardrobeAnja Hopf
    Costumer / wardrobeAlyssa Skiba
    Costume interpreterFranka Ehret
    Garment mistress
    Garment mistress
    Additional costumersEveline Leichtfried
    Additional costumersBelinda Fussenegger
    2 Days - Crowd and Cast / 60s
    2 Days - Crowd and Cast / 60s
    Additional costumersAnja Heger
    2 days - Crowd and Cast
    2 days - Crowd and Cast
    Costume design traineeAnna Kurz
    DirectorTimm Kröger
    1st AD (local system)Bernd Reinink
    Crowd 2nd AD (local system)Marie Ahrendt
    Deutschland
    Deutschland
    Crowd 2nd AD (local system)Albert Meisl
    Drehblock Semmering / Österreich
    Drehblock Semmering / Österreich
    Script continuitySeraina Scherini
    EditorJann Anderegg
    Key gripChristoffer Schulz
    with Fisher 11 Dolly 3 days
    with Fisher 11 Dolly 3 days
    Key gripUrs Schmid
    GripTaffy Oyewusi
    GripTobias Gollner
    2 Wochen
    2 Wochen
    GafferSilvia Fafa Fierz
    Best boy electricSimon Kuhn
    Lighting technician / electricianTill Fischer
    Lighting technician / electricianEdoardo Scussel
    Lighting technician / electricianSelma von Polheim Gravesen
    Lighting technician / electricianRaphael Werner
    Additional electricianHana Reintges
    Additional electricianLéo Saller
    Lighting assistantPhilip Jagdschian
    Key makeup artist/hair stylistVirginie Thomann
    Makeup artist / hair stylistKristin Barthold
    Zusatzmaske Crowd 60er
    Zusatzmaske Crowd 60er
    Makeup artist / hair stylistLisa Werner [1]
    Makeup artist / hair stylistDaniel Eisenmann
    Maskenbildner
    Maskenbildner
    Makeup artist / hair stylistKiky von Rebental
    Fx makeup artistJulia Heppner
    Additional make up artistPaula Tobischek
    ComposerDavid Schweighart
    ComposerDiego Ramos Rodríguez
    ProducerHeino Deckert
    ProducerTina Börner
    ProducerViktoria Stolpe
    Co-producerLixi Frank
    Co-producerSarah Born
    Co-producerDavid Bohun
    Co-producerRajko Jazbec
    Production designerCosima Vellenzer
    80th International Venice Film Festival 2023 _ historical 40s / 60s / 70s
    80th International Venice Film Festival 2023 _ historical 40s / 60s / 70s
    Assistant production designerSandra Fleischer
    Assistenz und Art Department Koordination
    Assistenz und Art Department Koordination
    Set decoratorAnika Klatt
    Assistant set decoratorCatharina Zopf
    Prop masterRuben Steingrüber
    Assistant to propmaster /- buyerKatharina Huber [1]
    Standby propsBea Kosubek
    Set dresserTabea Walla
    Set dresserKevin Jagschitz
    Set dresserLuka Sola
    During Shoots in Tyrol, Austria (junior set dresser)
    During Shoots in Tyrol, Austria (junior set dresser)
    Set dresserGeorge Rei
    Set builderJoris Walleneit
    Graphic artistMarta Magdalena Jeszke
    Graphic artistAshley Ohman
    Property driverVictor Maria Escalona
    Property driverLukas Levy Schmitt
    Set decoration driverManuel Dulz
    Line producerTina Börner
    Production managerMaximilian Seidel
    Production coordinatorMaximilian Feldkamp
    Production coordinatorPrisca Beyer
    Germany - Büro Ma.ja.de.
    Germany - Büro Ma.ja.de.
    Assistant production managerChristin Sterthoff
    Assistant production managerMarc Colditz
    Germany - Ma.ja.de.
    Germany - Ma.ja.de.
    Unit manager (local system)Daniel Ruprech
    Deutschland
    Deutschland
    Covid coordinatorChristian Kacic
    Covid coordinatorLaura Kahlert
    Location manager (local system)Elisabeth Hoschek
    Assistant location managerJeremy Wesner
    Assistant unit managerRicardo Gstrein
    Assistant set/floor managerArvid Seib
    Production driverSarah Litfin
    Production driverThomas Harre
    Production driverWilliam Moreton
    Ost Tirol
    Ost Tirol
    Production driverFranziska Linke
    PA internRonja Tomsu
    PA internHelena Köppen
    PA internZoe Anderson
    ScreenwriterRoderick Warich
    ScreenwriterTimm Kröger
    Production sound mixerJohannes Schmelzer-Ziringer
    Boom operatorBenedikt Palier
    Sound supervisorDominik Leube
    Sound re-recording mixerDominik Leube
    Sound designerOscar Stiebitz

    Distribution / Sales companies

    CompanyComment
    Charades [fr]
    Filmcoopi Zürich AG [ch]
    Neue Visionen Filmverleih GmbH [de]
    Germany (theatrical)
    Germany (theatrical)
    UFO Distribution [fr]

    Facilities

    DepartmentCompanyComment
    Extras/Bit PlayerAgentur filmissimo Inh. Antje Mews
    Thüringen und Sachsen-Anhalt
    Thüringen und Sachsen-Anhalt
    Lighting and UtilitiesBalloonlight Carsten Thoms
    Production ServicesCreative Creatures GmbH
    Locationmanagement Tirol, Komparsen Tirol
    Locationmanagement Tirol, Komparsen Tirol
    Production Servicesfilmissimo Catering
    Production SupportCine Tirol Film Commission
    Film Commission / Production Incentive
    Film Commission / Production Incentive
    CostumesCOMME des COSTUMES
    KB:
    KB:
    CostumesKostümfundus Babelsberg GmbH
    KB Pola Kardum
    KB Pola Kardum
    CostumesTheaterkunst GmbH Kostümausstattung
    KB: Pola Kardum
    KB: Pola Kardum
    Decorationaufgemoebelt KG
    PropsDelikatessen Requisiten Fundus Berlin oHG
    Vehicles and aircraftsFilmfahrzeuge- & Setbetreuung Christian Schulz
    Spielfahrzeug Mercedes Oldtimer
    Spielfahrzeug Mercedes Oldtimer
    Subtitles / Audio descriptionAudiofilm e.U.

    Awards

    Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
    Gottfried Breitfuss2024Preis der Deutschen Filmkritik [de]
    Best Actor
    Best ActorNominated
    Heino Deckert2024German Film Award (Lola) [de]
    Best Feature Film
    Best Feature FilmNominated
    Roderick Warich2024Preis der Deutschen Filmkritik [de]
    Best Screenplay
    Best ScreenplayNominated
    Timm Kröger2024Preis der Deutschen Filmkritik [de]
    Best Feature Film
    Best Feature FilmNominated
    Timm Kröger2024Preis der Deutschen Filmkritik [de]
    Best Screenplay
    Best ScreenplayNominated
    Timm Kröger2024German Film Award (Lola) [de]
    Best Director
    Best DirectorNominated
    Kariem Saleh2024German Film Award (Lola) [de]
    Best Visual Effects
    Best Visual EffectsNominated
    Roland Stuprich2024Preis der Deutschen Filmkritik [de]
    Best Cinematography
    Best CinematographyNominated
    Roland Stuprich2024German Film Award (Lola) [de]
    Best Cinematography
    Best CinematographyNominated
    Viktoria Stolpe2024German Film Award (Lola) [de]
    Best Feature Film
    Best Feature FilmNominated

    Festivals

    YearCountryFestivalComment
    2023GermanyFilm Festival Cologne
    2023ItalyVenice Int. Film Festival (Mostra)
    Competition
    Competition
    2023GermanyFilmfest Hamburg
    2023AustriaViennale - Vienna Int. Film Festival

    Cinema releases and premieres

    TypeCountryDateComment
    Theatre releaseFranceWednesday, 21/02/2024& Romandy
    Theatre releaseSwitzerlandThursday, 01/02/2024German-speaking Switzerland
    Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 26/10/2023
    PremiereSunday, 03/09/2023Venice International Film Festival [it]