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Brief synopsis

Thomas Brenner is in his forties and a taxi driver. His life doesn’t hold a lot of surprises and if it were up to him, he would rather be invisible to the world. But Thomas is longing for a family – without knowing how to accomplish something like that.

Then, one day, a group of Russian men and their killer dog “Roxy” enter his taxi. Igor, the chief, is a weapons dealer on the run because he has messed with the wrong people. Thomas quickly turns out to be of great help for him. Within the next few days, the men use him for many smaller and bigger tasks, some of them being in the legal grey area, some of them far beyond. When Thomas, who at first is only in it for the money, picks up Igor’s attractive wife Liza and her little son Vova from the train station, everything changes for him. Very soon, money is not Thomas’ only motivation anymore. He falls in love with Liza and for little Vova he becomes an important confidant. Igor as well starts trusting Thomas more and more. With his life and his dealings. Thomas becomes part of Igor’s family and Igor’s most important employee without ever having applied for that job. But the rope around Igor’s neck and therefore around Thomas’ is relentlessly geting tighter and tighter. The Russian intelligence is on their tail, and Thomas is supposed to help the men from the FSB to bag Igor.

Ultimately, Igor’s affiliate gets shot and his employees disappear one by one. The once powerful oligarch becomes increasingly isolated and his taxi driver becomes his closest and finally only confidant. Deeper and deeper Thomas gets sucked into a swirl of betrayal, friendship, love and loyalty. And with time, he develops abilities that he didn’t think he’d ever have. But Igor’s suspicion grows, the closer Thomas gets to Liza and finally Thomas must go all in to save himself and start a new life.

(Pygmalion Film Productions)

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Devid StriesowThomas [L]
Vakho ChachanidzeLevan [L]
Camilla BorghesaniLiza [L]
Thorsten Mertenn.a. [GS]
Ivan ShvedoffAndrej [SR]
Sandro KekelidzeSasha [SR]
Raphael ZhambakiyevVova [SR]
Waléra KanischtscheffPawel [SR]
Folkert Dücker
n.n. [BP]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
ColoristFabiana Cardalda
Director of photographyNotker Mahr
BRD / Belgien, ARRI Alexa Mini LF
BRD / Belgien, ARRI Alexa Mini LF
1st assistant cameraClaudia Hector
2nd assistant cameraDavid Lux
DIT digital imaging technicianTobias Merk
Alexa LF Mini + Dailies
Alexa LF Mini + Dailies
Casting directorManolya Mutlu
Extras/bit player castingDanielle Koch
Costume designerLeah Lichtwitz
Assistant costume designerAstrid Hildebrand
Costumer / wardrobeAnnika Schmid
Additional costumersSalie Hornig
Additional costumersConstanze Körner
DirectorDito Tsintsadze
1st AD (local system)Moana Ziegler
Crowd 2nd AD (local system)Maximilian Klick
Script continuityHenny Steffens
Extras coordinatorMoritz Brachmann
EditorMatthieu Jamet
GafferMatthias Allner
Best boy electricPeter Schöllhorn
Makeup artist / hair stylistHeidi Wick
Makeup artist / hair stylistBarbara Broucke
Additional make up artistAhmed Mnissi
Zusatz 1 DT
Zusatz 1 DT
ProducerElaine Niessner
ProducerTommy Niessner
Production designerMona Cathleen Otterbach
Production designerTanja Arlt
nur Vorbereitung Stuttgart
nur Vorbereitung Stuttgart
Assistant production designerStefanie Gehlken
Prop masterMarie-Charlotte Elbers
Standby propsMartha Inés Brenner
Set dresserMustafa Shirin
Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
Location scoutJohannes Eppinger
Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
Artist painterMona Cathleen Otterbach
Property driverPhilipp Hebenstreit
Production managerSebastian Ebert
Assistant production managerNatalie Martin
Unit manager (local system)Benjamin Stein [1]
Assistant to production managerNicola Pantzke
Location manager (local system)Tobias Wiehofsky
Travel coordinatorMona Stingl
Set manager/ floor managerLukas Ritter
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Production driverChristoph Pabst
ScreenwriterDito Tsintsadze
Script consultantGeorg Ludy
IdeaTorsten Königs
Dialog editorTilo Ehmann
Production sound mixerChristoph Schilling
Production sound mixerThomas Bouric
Boom operatorSteffen Müller
Boom operatorNick Thienel
Sound re-recording mixerTilo Ehmann
Supervising sound editorTilo Ehmann
Dialogue editorTilo Ehmann
Special effects technicianPhillip Braunschober
Pitt Rotter
Pitt Rotter
Stunt coordinatorAlexander Mack
Stuntman/womanMarkus Pütterich
Rolle Gehilfe
Rolle Gehilfe

Production companies

CompanyComment
East End Film GmbH [de]
Pygmalion Film Production [cy]
Co-production
Co-production
Umedia [be]
Co-production
Co-production

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Across Nations Filmverleih
Germany (theatrical)
Germany (theatrical)
Atlas International Film [de]
World Sales
World Sales

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
Finance/Law/InsurancePauls Büro
Komparsenabrechnung
Komparsenabrechnung
Production ServicesKüchenkutsche GmbH
Production ServicesMSB-Filmservice
CostumesDHS Filmservice GmbH
PropsHahn-Grafix
Graphic Artist
Graphic Artist
Vehicles and aircraftsSilent Running Catering
Doppelkabinen, Maskenmobil, Kostümmobil
Doppelkabinen, Maskenmobil, Kostümmobil

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Dito Tsintsadze2023Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg Vorpommern [de]
Feature Film Competition
Feature Film CompetitionNominated
Dito Tsintsadze2023Filmschau Baden-Württemberg [de]
Best Feature Film
Best Feature FilmNominated
Dito Tsintsadze2022Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) [ee]
Critics' Picks Competition
Critics' Picks CompetitionNominated

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 25/01/2024
PremiereThursday, 17/11/2022PÖFF Tallinn