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Unorthodox

    Limited series | Episodes 1-4 | 2019-2020 | Netflix | Drama, Film based on literary source | Germany

    Main data

    DirectorMaria Schrader
    Written byAnna Winger, Alexa Karolinski, Deborah Feldman (literary source)
    ProductionStudio Airlift GmbH, Real Film Berlin GmbH

    Shooting data

    Start of shooting20/05/2019
    End of shooting05/08/2019
    LocationsBerlin und New York
    Filming regionsGermany - Berlin, USA

    Project data

    Episodes from/to1-4

    Cast

    Trailers/Videos

    • Trailer/Video on Youtube

    Posters

    Brief synopsis

    A young ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman in New York flees her arranged marriage and religious community to start a new life in Berlin. Unorthodox explores female emancipation, identity and sexuality through the prism of a unique young woman’s experience.

    Cast

    ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
    Shira HaasEsther 'Esty' Shapiro [SS]Magdalena Höfner
    Jeff WilbuschMoische Lefkovitch [SS]
    Amit RahavYakov Shapiro [SS]
    Dennenesch ZoudéSosena [GS]
    Michal BirnbaumKallah teacher [GS]
    Alex ReidLeah Mandelbaum Schwarz [SSR]Janin Stenzel
    Ronit AsheriMalka Schwarz [SSR]
    Delia MayerMiriam Shapiro [SSR]
    Aaron AltarasRobert [SSR]
    Aziz DyabSalim [SSR]
    Lorenz KriegerClemens [SSR]
    Langston UibelAxmed [SSR]
    Safinaz SattarDasia [SSR]
    Harvey FriedmanSymcha Shapiro [SSR]
    Hildegard SchroedterAcademy Secretary [SR]
    Lena KalischBlima [SR]
    Lenn KudrjawizkiIgor Idov [SR]
    Felix MayrMike [SR]
    Isabel SchosnigNina [SR]
    Michel DiercksHotel Clerk [SR]
    Mihaela SirbuMrs. Cohen [SRE]
    Irina PlatonCleaning Lady [BP]
    Sarah Maria SanderKrankenschwester [BP]
    David GorelikBrother from Yakov Shapiro [BP]
    Harald SieblerMale Professor [BP]
    Patrick EhlichSchwuler Discobesucher [BP]

    Crew

    ActivityNameComment
    Production accountantSabine Chrapia
    Abwicklung, Reporting    		Abwicklung, Reporting
    Production accountantChristos Papaioannou
    Reporting, extainia    		Reporting, extainia
    Production accountantMelanie Heise
    Assistant production accountantMargot Hahn
    Assistant production accountantUlrike Winkler
    DI digital intermediate supervisorJan Pfitzner
    Director of photographyWolfgang Thaler
    Camera operatorIrene Cruz
    Additional photographyJana Pape
    B camera    		B camera
    Steadicam operatorHarald Mellwig
    1 day    		1 day
    Steadicam operatorThorsten Alt
    4 DT    		4 DT
    Rear projection plates operatorFelix Maul
    Plate Operator    		Plate Operator
    Rear projection plates operatorThomas Matysiak
    Projektmanager    		Projektmanager
    Rear projection plates operatorJannik Klingel
    Plate Operator    		Plate Operator
    Video assist/playback operatorSarah May Handler
    Video assist/playback operatorLuis Guillermo Cortes Quintero
    B-Kamera Assistent    		B-Kamera Assistent
    Camera traineeLuca Brandis
    Casting directorEsther Kling
    Casting directorVicki Thomson
    Location Casting    		Location Casting
    Casting directorCornelia Mareth
    Casting Deutschland/Österreich/Schweiz    		Casting Deutschland/Österreich/Schweiz
    Casting directorMaria Rölcke
    Casting Deutschland/ Österreich/Schweiz    		Casting Deutschland/ Österreich/Schweiz
    Casting assistantNele Yannica Günther
    Casting Deutschland/ Österreich/Schweiz    		Casting Deutschland/ Österreich/Schweiz
    Costume designerJustine Seymour
    Costume supervisorBarbara Schramm
    Prep Berlin    		Prep Berlin
    Assistant costume designerSimone Kreska
    Assistenz und Supervisor    		Assistenz und Supervisor
    Costumer / wardrobeGrace Quin
    Costumer / wardrobeFranziska Karg
    key wardrobe extras    		key wardrobe extras
    Costumer / wardrobeRita Csulik
    Costume interpreterPetra E. Becker
    cutter maincast    		cutter maincast
    Costume interpreterMatthieu Niemeier
    Additional costumersAzade Asya Çakmak
    Additional costumersAnnie Ritz-Glenn
    TailorAnja Dragan
    TailorChristina Budniewski
    Costume buyerStephanie Traut
    Zusatzgarderobiere Main Cast einzelne Drehtage    		Zusatzgarderobiere Main Cast einzelne Drehtage
    Costume design traineeSuska Göldner
    Trainee    		Trainee
    DirectorMaria Schrader
    1st AD (local system)Klaus Pridnig
    1st AD (local system)Matthias Meyer-Hanno
    Last 8 days Berlin    		Last 8 days Berlin
    Assistant to directorSophia Bierend
    Crowd 2nd AD (local system)Caspar Thiel
    & 2 weeks 1st AD (local system) (substitute)    		& 2 weeks 1st AD (local system) (substitute)
    Script supervisorConrad Schmidt
    substitute    		substitute
    Script continuityRosa Schein
    Extras coordinatorNils-Philipp von Westernhagen
    Extras coordinatorPaul Kupetz
    2 DT    		2 DT
    Trainee director's departmentMagdalena Ly
    / 3rd AD crowd    		/ 3rd AD crowd
    EditorHansjörg Weißbrich
    EditorGesa Jäger
    Avid operatorSandra Böhme
    Schnittassistenz, Untertitelsatz    		Schnittassistenz, Untertitelsatz
    Assistant editorDaniela Schramm Moura
    3rd assistant editorRaul Zropf
    VFX editorPaloma Schnitzer
    Key gripFrank (Schmidti) Schmidt
    Vertretung    		Vertretung
    Key gripMichael Behrends
    GafferBenjamin Dreythaller
    Lighting assistantLouis Schmidt
    Key makeup artist/hair stylistJens Bartram
    Makeup artist / hair stylistKatja Schulze [1]
    Makeup artist / hair stylistBarbara Zschetzsche
    Additional make up artistAdriana Fiedler
    Additional make up artistElise Tillmann
    Additional make up artistRebekka Schwark
    Additional make up artistTopsy Liane Schreiber
    Additional make up artistLena Brendle
    Additional make up artistSusi Bär
    Additional make up artistDebora Waltl
    Additional make up artistMichael Kaepernick
    ComposerAntonio Gambale
    ProducerHenning Kamm
    ProducerAnna Winger
    Creative producerSabine Steyer-Violet
    Business and legal affairsSilvia Lindner
    Production designerSilke Fischer
    Assistant production designerEsther Häring
    Art directorMarie-Luise Balzer
    Set decoratorManja Hunger
    PD: Silke Fischer    		PD: Silke Fischer
    Construction coordinatorRemo Stecher
    Prop masterSusanne Steim
    Prop masterNils Strnad
    only Pre-Production-as agreed in advance    		only Pre-Production-as agreed in advance
    Assistant to propmaster /- buyerPetra Peppie Biller
    Standby propsKarin Weber
    Set dresserLorena Cao Alvarez
    Assistant stand by propsEmma Helmdach
    Practical electricianMads Gutowski
    Head Practical Electrician    		Head Practical Electrician
    Location scoutBeatrice Schultz
    Schwartz home I Wedding Hall    		Schwartz home I Wedding Hall
    Location scoutGuido Borgers
    Location scoutIris Czak
    Set builderMichael Reinemann
    Stand by set buildersDietrich Dix Kirst
    Stand by set builderDietrich Kirst
    Graphic artistMarc Boden-Buga
    screendesign    		screendesign
    Graphic artistLina Stindt
    Schein Berlin // Additional Graphic Props -identification cards/birth certificate 1930s    		Schein Berlin // Additional Graphic Props -identification cards/birth certificate 1930s
    Property driverTobias Drehkopf
    Line producerIra Wysocki
    Production managerPatrick Brandt
    Production coordinatorSybille Rohde
    Health and safety coordinatorGrit Belitz
    Assistant production managerJosephine Weyreuther
    Assistant production managerValentina Maria Schneck
    3.Produktionsassistenz ab 24.06.2019    		3.Produktionsassistenz ab 24.06.2019
    Assistant production managerVerena Hohmann
    2nd assistant production managerJenia Bayat Mokhtari
    Unit manager (local system)René von Bodisco
    2nd AD, Callsheet, Shooting in Berlin, New York    		2nd AD, Callsheet, Shooting in Berlin, New York
    Unit manager (local system)Hendrik Müller
    Location manager (local system)Sven Arnold [1]
    Berlin    		Berlin
    Set manager/ floor managerDaniel Timm
    Assistant unit managerChristian Tolle
    Assistant set/floor managerDavid Bollwerk
    Assistant set/floor managerMartin Stange
    Production driverHarald Franke
    Set runnerRagnar Pich
    Set runnerNicola Waigand
    Set runnerElias Kirstein
    additional    		additional
    Set runnerJulia Berewinkel
    ScreenwriterAlexa Karolinski
    ScreenwriterAnna Winger
    Literary sourceDeborah Feldman
    Script consultantSabine Steyer-Violet
    Production sound mixerPatrick Veigel
    Production sound mixerManuel Vogt
    Zusatz    		Zusatz
    Boom operatorEtienne Haug
    Play-back operatorCaspar Sachsse
    Second boom operatorRael Anderson
    Sound re-recording mixerAdrian Baumeister
    Episodes 1&2    		Episodes 1&2
    Sound re-recording mixerLinus Nickl
    2 Episoden    		2 Episoden
    Sound designerSebastian Morsch
    Sound designerPaul Rischer
    Supervising sound editorDaniel Iribarren
    ADR technical supervisorHarald Ansorge
    Child supervisorGabriele Ablasser
    Dialogue coachErnestine Kahn

    Production companies

    CompanyComment
    Studio Airlift GmbH
    Real Film Berlin GmbH

    Facilities

    DepartmentCompanyComment
    Cameras and UtilitiesSkynamic
    ALEXA Mini Drone    		ALEXA Mini Drone
    Extras/Bit PlayerAgentur Filmgesichter
    ab Juli 2019/ Berlin    		ab Juli 2019/ Berlin
    Extras/Bit Playeragentur wanted
    StuntsGPDS GERMAN PROTECT & DEFENSE SERVICE GmbH
    Set- Medic / Rettungsschwimmer    		Set- Medic / Rettungsschwimmer
    Finance/Law/Insuranceadag Payroll Services GmbH
    Komparsenabrechnung    		Komparsenabrechnung
    Finance/Law/InsuranceExtainia UG
    Production ServicesB.O.E.S.-Service
    Production ServicesMonsieur Cinéma Filmcatering UG (formerly La Buvette)
    Vollcatering in Berlin    		Vollcatering in Berlin
    Transportation, Travel and AccomodationB.O.E.S.-Service
    Transportation, Travel and AccomodationCMS - Car Motion Service GmbH
    CostumesPATIN-A SHOP GmbH
    Costume supplies    		Costume supplies
    CostumesTheaterkunst GmbH Kostümausstattung
    KB: Justine Seymour    		KB: Justine Seymour
    CostumesWellenstein zeitgenössische Kostüme GmbH
    KB: Justine Seymour    		KB: Justine Seymour
    DecorationVorfilm
    PropsFTA Film- und Theater-Ausstattung GmbH
    alle Bereiche    		alle Bereiche
    PropsGRAFIKWERK
    WEBSHOP Artikel    		WEBSHOP Artikel
    PropsHahn-Grafix
    Graphic Artist    		Graphic Artist
    PropsSchein Berlin
    Grafische Requisite    		Grafische Requisite
    Vehicles and aircraftsBerlin City Cops
    Polizei    		Polizei
    Vehicles and aircraftsOCC Oldies & Classic Cars GmbH
    Spielfahrzeuge    		Spielfahrzeuge
    Video/Computer PlaybackPRODUCTION CONCEPT GmbH
    KFZ Plates    		KFZ Plates
    Score /MusicSupertape
    Music Supervisor    		Music Supervisor

    Awards

    Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
    Real Film Berlin GmbH2021Grimme Preis [de]
    Fiktion    		FiktionWinner
    Real Film Berlin GmbH2021Golden Globe Awards [us]
    Best Television Limited Series    		Best Television Limited SeriesNominated
    Real Film Berlin GmbH2021Critic Choice Awards [us]
    Beste Miniserie    		Beste MiniserieNominated
    Maria Schrader2021Romy [at]
    Beste Serie TV/Stream    		Beste Serie TV/StreamWinner
    Maria Schrader2021Romy [at]
    Beste Regie TV/Stream    		Beste Regie TV/StreamWinner
    Maria Schrader2021Grimme Preis [de]
    Fiktion    		FiktionWinner
    Anna Winger2021Grimme Preis [de]
    Fiktion    		FiktionWinner
    Alexa Karolinski2021Grimme Preis [de]
    Fiktion    		FiktionWinner
    Shira Haas2021Golden Globe Awards [us]
    Best Performance by an Actress in a Lim. Series    		Best Performance by an Actress in a Lim. SeriesNominated
    Shira Haas2021Grimme Preis [de]
    Fiktion    		FiktionWinner
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    Festivals

    YearCountryFestivalComment
    2020FranceSéries Mania
    International Competition    		International Competition

    TV-broadcast

    TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
    First showingGermanyNetflixThursday, 26/03/2020