Sorry Comrade

Documentary Feature | 2020-2021 | Docu, History, Love, Politics, Portrait, Relationship, Society | Germany

Main data

Director	Vera Brückner
Written by	Vera Brückner
Production	NORDPOLARIS, BR Bayerischer Rundfunk [de], HFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München [de]
Distributor	W-Film

Shooting data

Start of shooting	22/07/2020
End of shooting	17/08/2020

Project data

Film financing	Film- und Medienstiftung NRW [de] - distribution funding (theatrical): 23.000 EUR (08/2022) FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (FFF Bayern) [de] - new talent funding graduation film: 50.000 EUR (12/2019) FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (FFF Bayern) [de] - distribution funding (theatrical): 20.000 EUR (07/2022)
Length of movie	1h 34min

Trailers/Videos

Trailer/Video on Vimeo

Stills

Posters

Brief synopsis

Germany 1970: Students Karl-Heinz and Hedi try to find a way to be together from across the Iron Curtain, with her in the East and him in the West. Under pressure of the GDR's secret police, Karl-Heinz can't move to East Germany and eventually Hedi has to leave the country. Her escape, disguised as a holiday trip to Romania, goes wrong in many ways.

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Karl-Heinz Stützel	Self
Hedwig Stützel	self
Brigitte Ulrich	self
Lothar Thiel	self
Lisa Rumpel	self

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
Colorist	Markus Baburske
Director of photography	Felix Pflieger
Director	Vera Brückner
Assistant to director	Annelie Boros
Editor	Sophie Oldenbourg
Composer	Florian Paul
Composer	Giuliano Loli
Composer	Nils Wrasse
Producer	Florian Kamhuber
Producer	Fabian Halbig
Producer	Melanie Gardisch
Production designer	Lisa Geller
Screenwriter	Vera Brückner
Production sound mixer	Jannik Flieger 8 SD	8 SD
Commissioning editor	Natalie von Lambsdorff BR	BR

Production companies

Company	Comment
BR Bayerischer Rundfunk [de] coproduction	coproduction
NORDPOLARIS
HFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München [de]

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
W-Film Germany (theatrical)	Germany (theatrical)

Facilities

Department	Company	Comment
Finance/Law/Insurance	Factory-Muc GBR Filmgeschäftsführung	Filmgeschäftsführung

Awards

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Vera Brückner	2023	Deutscher Dokumentarfilmpreis [de] Hauptpreis	Hauptpreis	Nominated
Vera Brückner	2022	Dok.Fest München [de] FFF Documentary Film Award	FFF Documentary Film Award	Nominated
Vera Brückner	2022	Biberach Film Festival [de] Doku-Biber - Best Documentary Film	Doku-Biber - Best Documentary Film	Nominated
Vera Brückner	2022	FILMZ - Festival of German Cinema [de] Documentary	Documentary	Nominated
Vera Brückner	2022	Dok.Fest München [de] megaherz Student Award	megaherz Student Award	Nominated
Vera Brückner	2022	Dok.Fest München [de] Documentary Film Award of the Goethe-Institut	Documentary Film Award of the Goethe-Institut	Nominated
Vera Brückner	2022	Filmkunstfest MV [de] Honorable Mention - Documentary	Honorable Mention - Documentary	Winner

Festivals

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2022	Germany	Berlin International Film Festival Perspective German Cinema	Perspective German Cinema

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	Germany	Thursday, 09/02/2023
Premiere		Sunday, 13/02/2022	Berlinale

Links

Websites
	https://wfilm.de/sorry-genosse/

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