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Brief synopsis

First, there’s a dead rat hanging on the door of the house where Xhafer lives with his wife and children. Then the emails he sends are ‘accidentally’ no longer being received. The signs that this pharmaceutical engineer is being bullied and harassed in his workplace are increasing. Even if neither his wife nor his colleagues seem to believe him, this man, who is originally from Kosovo but who has been well integrated for years, feels more and more outcast from his (German) community. Or is he losing touch with reality?
(https://www.berlinale.de/en/programme/programme/detail.html?film_id=202003279)

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Mišel MatičevićXhafer [L]
Sandra HüllerNora [L]
Rainer BockUrs [SR]
Thomas MrazManfred [SR]
Susanne BredehöftSekretärin Urs [SR]
Franziska HartmannSekretärin Koch [SR]
Konstantin LindhorstHerr Steiner [SR]
Nicole MarischkaValerie [SR]
Sybille J. SchedwillFrau Kraus [SR]
Piet FuchsHerr Apfelbaum [SR]
Stephan GrossmannHerr Winkler [SR]
Julia SchmittFrau Todenhöfer [SR]
Michael StangeEdmund [SR]
Uwe PreussHerr Koch [SR]
Ronja FrankEmelie [SR]
Daniel SträßerGeorg [SR]
Mareile BlendlOberkellnerin [BP]
Nils HohenhövelPolizist [BP]
Dominik KlingbergSicherheitsmann 2 [BP]
Moritz HeidelbachPolizist [BP]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Production accountantJörg Huke
AccountantAndrea Göpfert
Assistant production accountantJolanka Höhn
1st ADRobert Spika
2nd ADTim Schaer
Director of photographyMatteo Cocco
Sundance, Berlinale
Sundance, Berlinale
Steadicam operatorOlivier Merckx
Still photographerMartin Rottenkolber
Casting directorSusanne Ritter
Costume designerGitti Fuchs
Assistant costume designerLaura Yasemin Schäffler
Costumer / wardrobeLendita Idrizi
Costumer / wardrobeAline Hollstein
ab Mitte des Drehs
ab Mitte des Drehs
Additional costumersCarina Bülter
Additional costumersAngelina Curilova
DirectorVisar Morina
Script continuityJosefine Rauch
Extras coordinatorGabriele Ablasser
EditorHansjörg Weißbrich
EditorLaura Lauzemis
Assistant editorMatthias Albrecht
GafferDennis Krombach
DOP Matteo Cocco
DOP Matteo Cocco
Best boy electricMicky Koch
Additional electricianManuel Dietsche
Hair/makeup supervisorFiona Abdullahu
Makeup artist / hair stylistDiana Dreesen
Makeup artist / hair stylistJaklin Heymann
Make-up Artist
Make-up Artist
ComposerBenedikt Schiefer
ProducerJanine Jackowski
ProducerMaren Ade
ProducerJonas Dornbach
Assistant-/ junior-producerChristine Duttlinger
Co-producerCassandre Warnauts
(Frakas)
(Frakas)
Co-producerYll Uka
(Ikone Studios)
(Ikone Studios)
Co-producerJean-Yves Roubin
(Frakas)
(Frakas)
Co-producerValon Bajgora
(Ikone Studios)
(Ikone Studios)
Production designerChristian Goldbeck
Art directorBettina Lessnig
Set decoratorPetra Klimek
Assistant set decoratorKatharina Kluge
Prop masterSarah Röntgen
Assistant to propmaster /- buyerIrman Thiessen
Standby propsSandra Münchenbach
Set dresserDominik Röntgen
Set dresserJoe Jörg Schreiter
Set dresserMikael Riou
Set dresserCarsten Wesche-Böttcher
Set dresserSimon Empt
Set dresserBettina Saul
Assistant stand by propsChristian Schanzenbach
ab 15.10.2018
ab 15.10.2018
Location scoutFrank Meter
Set builderKatja Trambow
Scenic painterPierre Galic
backup
backup
Scenic painterYolanda Palazuelo
Scenic painterLisa Schmitt
Scenic painterAchim Reimann
Headpainter
Headpainter
Graphic artistMichael Gronendahl
Graphic Design & Animations
Graphic Design & Animations
Property driverBastian Müller-Nagell
Art department traineeMarvin Blees
Line producerBen von Dobeneck
Assistant to line producerJanina Schafft
Production managerPeter Kreutz
Production coordinatorSimone Wilms
Assistant production managerChristian Cronenberg
+ Reisekoordination
+ Reisekoordination
Assistant production managerStephanie Berger
Büro Komplizen Film
Büro Komplizen Film
Assistant production managerCora Frischling
Location manager (local system)Sebastian Scheinert
Location manager (local system)Kristina Krüger
Set manager/ floor managerKirsten Steffens
Assistant set/floor managerPaul Kröber
Production driverAndré Jakobs
Set runnerShanara Zunino
Zusatz
Zusatz
Set runnerRonja Donsbach
Vertretung
Vertretung
Set runnerAnna-Isabell Winkelhane
Zusatz an einzelnen Tagen
Zusatz an einzelnen Tagen
ScreenwriterVisar Morina
Production sound mixerDirk Bombey
Sound re-recording mixerEmmanuel de Boissieu
Sound designerKai Tebbel
Stunt coordinatorMichael Mohr
Assistant stunt coordinatorNikolai Mohr
Stuntman/womanChristian Petersson
Dbl. Rainer Bock
Dbl. Rainer Bock
Commissioning editorAndrea Hanke
Commissioning editorBirgit Kämper
Personal assistantJosefine Rauch
Personal Assistant Director
Personal Assistant Director

Production companies

CompanyComment
Komplizen Film GmbH
Frakas Productions S.P.R.L. [be]
Ikone Studio [xk]
WDR - Westdeutscher Rundfunk [de]
participation
participation
Arte [de/fr]
participation
participation

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Alamode Filmdistribution oHG [de]

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
Extras/Bit PlayerAgentur Eick & Weber
Tagesrollen, Kleindarsteller und Komparsen
Tagesrollen, Kleindarsteller und Komparsen
StuntsMichael Mohr Stuntteam
Finance/Law/Insuranceadag Payroll Services GmbH
Komparsenabrechnung
Komparsenabrechnung
Production ServicesBPS Dienstleistungen und Services GmbH
Tag & Nachtwachen sowie Umsetzungen des Fuhrparks
Tag & Nachtwachen sowie Umsetzungen des Fuhrparks
Production ServicesBPS Dienstleistungen und Services GmbH
Production ServicesHermann Koenen Party- und Catering-Service
Catering
Catering
Production Servicesplan-b-services
div. Reinigungen
div. Reinigungen
CostumesPATIN-A SHOP GmbH
Costume supplies
Costume supplies
CostumesWas ihr wollt
KB: Gitti Fuchs
KB: Gitti Fuchs
Decorationfake - filmconstruction GmbH
NRW
NRW
Vehicles and aircraftsUlrich Karis Spielfahrzeuge
Spielfahrzeuge+Setbetreuung
Spielfahrzeuge+Setbetreuung
Sound (Postproduction)Way Film GmbH – Translation & Production

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Komplizen Film GmbH2023Grimme Award [de]
Fiction
FictionNominated
Visar Morina2023Grimme Award [de]
Fiction
FictionNominated
Mišel Matičević2021Preis der Deutschen Filmkritik 2020 [de]
Bester Darsteller
Bester DarstellerWinner
Visar Morina2021Preis der Deutschen Filmkritik 2020 [de]
Best fiction film
Best fiction filmNominated
Mišel Matičević2020Günter Rohrbach Filmpreis [de]
Best Actor
Best ActorWinner
Visar Morina2018Deutscher Drehbuchpreis [de]
Goldene Lola
Goldene LolaWinner

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2021GermanyFestival of German Film Ludwigshafen
Rheingold-Publikumspreis
Rheingold-Publikumspreis
2020USASundance Film Festival
2020Czech RepublicKarlovy Vary International Film Festival 54½
2020GermanyInt. Filmfestspiele Berlin (Berlinale)
Panorama
Panorama
2020SwitzerlandZurich Film Festival [ch]

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releaseAustriaFriday, 21/08/2020
Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 20/08/2020