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Brief synopsis

Marlene, a woman plagued by horrific dreams, suffers a nervous breakdown in a remote village. As her 19-year-old daughter Mona follows, she comes upon a well-kept family secret and an old curse that ultimately threatens her life - a never-ending nightmare…

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Gro Swantje KohlhofMona [L]
August SchmölzerOtto [L]
Agata BuzekTrude [L]
Marion KrachtLore [L]
Sandra HüllerMarlene [L]
Andreas AnkeWolfram [SR]
Ben HeinrichOtto (jung) [SR]
Yun HuangAlex [SR]
Samuel WeissDr. Herrero [SR]
Josefin SchäferhoffLore jung [SR]
Martina Schöne RadunskiSchmidt [SR]
Katharina BehrensBille [SR]
Stefan BöthUwe Fahle [SR]
Pablo GrantKommilitone [SR]
Max HubacherChristoph [SR]
Bianca RiebowKrankenschwester [SR]
Frank SchröderMax Häckel [SR]
Michael SchröterBürgermeister [SR]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Production accountantUdo Röttger
Post production supervisorJan Philip Lange
Vfx supervisorAndreas Hellmanzik
ColoristAndreas Hellmanzik
Director of photographyMarius von Felbert
Berlinale 2020 Grimme Award 2023
Berlinale 2020 Grimme Award 2023
Additional photographyJulia Lohmann
1st assistant cameraJonas Wache
A-Cam, Canon C200, Ronin 2
A-Cam, Canon C200, Ronin 2
1st assistant cameraKatharina Elvers
10 DT B Focus
10 DT B Focus
2nd assistant cameraRouven Wendland
10 DT A- und B-Cam
10 DT A- und B-Cam
2nd assistant cameraKatharina Elvers
2x Canon C200
2x Canon C200
Data wrangler / digital loaderJan Strauß
Still photographerAnke Neugebauer
Casting directorMarion Haack
Extras/bit player castingStella Thiele
Costume designerPetra Kilian
Assistant costume designerLisa Gnutzmann
Costumer / wardrobeNathalie Himpel
Garderobiere
Garderobiere
Additional costumersAnne Gebrande
3 DT
3 DT
DirectorMichael Venus
1st AD (local system)Gesine Blanke
Crowd 2nd AD (local system)Stella Thiele
Script continuityMarie Sophie Koop
1 DT
1 DT
Script continuityGerrit Magnus Beduhn
EditorHabiba Laout
Rohschitt
Rohschitt
EditorSilke Olthoff
Key gripChristopher Saß
GafferAdriano Grilli
Best boy electricChristian Nauen
Lighting technician / electricianHendrik Römer
Lighting assistantDirk Rullkötter
Key makeup artist/hair stylistTatjana Ludwig
Makeup artist / hair stylistKatharina Heep
Fx makeup artistKatharina Heep
Fx makeup artistTatjana Ludwig
aufgeschnittene Pulsschlagadern, Platzwunde
aufgeschnittene Pulsschlagadern, Platzwunde
Additional make up artistClaudia Gaertig
ProducerVerena Gräfe-Höft
Production designerLena Schønemann
Assistant production designerVioletta Willie Hamburg
Prop masterMax Schmigalla
Standby propsFranziska Schillig
Location scoutAndrea Giesel
Property driverFalko Lewandowski
Production managerKivik Kuvik
Assistant production managerTatjana Godovits
Unit manager (local system)Ingo Stroot
+ Motive Harz
+ Motive Harz
Set manager/ floor managerStella Thiele
Für 6 DT
Für 6 DT
Set manager/ floor managerHenry Sthamer
Production driverMax Waldmann
Zusatz am 7.4.19
Zusatz am 7.4.19
Set runnerMarvin Blees
Replacement of Set Manager for 2 days
Replacement of Set Manager for 2 days
ScreenwriterMichael Venus
ScreenwriterThomas Friedrich
Production sound mixerTim Stephan
Boom operatorMartin Gerigk
Sound re-recording mixerStephan Konken
Sound designerAnders Wasserfall
Stunt coordinatorGerfried Reinitzhuber
Stunt coordinatorThomas Bloem
Stunt Unit
Stunt Unit
Commissioning editorChristian Cloos

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
Extras/Bit PlayerSarah Weiß Casting
Finance/Law/Insuranceadag Payroll Services GmbH
Komparsenabrechnung
Komparsenabrechnung
Transportation, Travel and AccomodationCMS - Car Motion Service GmbH
CostumesFundus Jacke wie Hose
CostumesTheaterkunst GmbH Kostümausstattung
KB: Petra Kilian
KB: Petra Kilian
CostumesWellenstein zeitgenössische Kostüme GmbH
KB: Petra Kilian
KB: Petra Kilian
PropsFilm Ambulanz Hamburg
Medizinische Ausstattung
Medizinische Ausstattung
PropsFTA Film- und Theater-Ausstattung GmbH
Alle Bereiche HH
Alle Bereiche HH
Sound (Postproduction)Konken Studios
Re-recording, Sound Design
Re-recording, Sound Design

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
August Schmölzer2023Grimme Award [de]
Student Jury Prize
Student Jury PrizeWinner
Michael Venus2023Grimme Award [de]
Student Jury Prize
Student Jury PrizeWinner
Michael Venus2023Grimme Award [de]
Fiction
FictionNominated
Gro Swantje Kohlhof2023Grimme Award [de]
Student Jury Prize
Student Jury PrizeWinner
Junafilm GmbH (haftungsbeschränkt)2023Grimme Award [de]
Student Jury Prize
Student Jury PrizeWinner
Junafilm GmbH (haftungsbeschränkt)2023Grimme Award [de]
Fiction
FictionNominated
Thomas Friedrich2023Grimme Award [de]
Student Jury Prize
Student Jury PrizeWinner
Thomas Friedrich2023Grimme Award [de]
Fiction
FictionNominated
Michael Venus2021Preis der Deutschen Filmkritik 2020 [de]
Best Feature Film Debut
Best Feature Film DebutNominated
Silke Olthoff2021Preis der Deutschen Filmkritik 2020 [de]
Best editing
Best editingNominated

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2021FranceGérardmer Fantastic Film Festival
2021TaiwanTaipei Golden Horse Film Festival
2021NetherlandsImagine Film Festival
2021EstoniaHaapsalu Õudus- ja Fantasy Film Festival
2021SloveniaKurja polt Genre Film Festival
2021USALighthouse International Film Festival
2021GermanyDroste Festival
2021USAKino! Germany Now!
2020SwitzerlandZurich Film Festival
2020Germany70th Berlinale

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 29/10/2020