Within the Whirlwind
All titles (2)
- Within the Whirlwind (Worldwide English title)
- Mitten im Sturm (German)
Feature Film | 2008 | Belgium, Germany, Poland
Main data
| Director | Marleen Gorris |
|---|---|
| Written by | Nancy Larson |
| Production | Tatfilm Produktionsges. mbH [de], Lorival [fr], Saga Film [be], Yeti Films [pl] |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures Germany [de] |
Shooting data
| Start of shooting | 24/01/2008 |
|---|---|
| End of shooting | 22/03/2008 |
| Locations | Polen, Deutschland |
| Filming regions | West Germany |
Project data
| Film financing |
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Brief synopsis
Cast
| Actor | Role name | Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Ulrich Tukur | Anton [L] | |
| Emily Watson | Genia [L] | |
| Martin Kaps | Local Comrade [SR] | |
| Stefan Gebelhoff | Red Tartary Man 1 [SR] | |
| Thomas Goritzki | First Male Officer [SR] | |
| Petra Kalkutschke | Katherina [SR] | |
| Dirk Moritz | Young Man Hospital [SR] | |
| Volker Muthmann | Red Tartary Man 2 [SR] | |
| Jens Münchow | Vesklin [SR] | |
| Juri Padel | Mitya [SR] | |
| Pierre Shrady | Pitkovski [SR] | |
| Agata Buzek | Lena [SR] | |
| Nick Dong-Sik | Confucius [SR] | |
| Benjamin Sadler | Pavel [SR] | |
| Jonathan Stolze | Aljoscha [SR] | |
| Lena Stolze | Greta [SR] | |
| Jurij Schrader | Porter Factory [SR] | |
| Joachim Schweizzer | Rat Face Man [SR] | |
| Götz Argus | NKVD Officer [SR] | |
| Katarzyna Bargielowska | Tymoszkin's Wife [SR] | |
| Volker K. Bauer | Britkin [SR] | |
| Monica Dolan | Pitkovskaya [SR] | |
| Pam Ferris | Genia's mother [SR] | |
| Beata Fudalej | Olga [SR] | |
| Krzysztof Globisz | Tymoszkin [SR] | |
| Piotr Grabowski | Genia's Driver [SR] | |
| Ian Hart | Beylin [SR] | |
| Dagmar von Kurmin | Auntie Dusya [SR] | |
| Heinz Lieven | Old Vlady [SR] | |
| Ben Miller | Krasny [SR] | |
| Pearce Quigley | Prof. Yelvov [SR] | |
| Maria Seweryn | Zimmermann [SR] | |
| Klaus von Mirbach | Kuzovlev [SR] | |
| Jimmy Yuill | Sidorov [SR] | |
| Laura-Jo Schumacher | Female Patient [BP] | |
| Łukasz Garlicki | Piotr [BP] |
Crew
| Activity | Name | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Production controller | Petra Junk Abrech Filmförderung NRW, DFFF | Abrech Filmförderung NRW, DFFF |
| Production accountant | Iris Karmaat | |
| Post production supervisor | Anne Urban Germany | Germany |
| Telecine operator | Mathias Lilie | |
| Director of photography | Arkadiusz Tomiak | |
| Casting director | Kristin Diehle German Cast | German Cast |
| Casting director | Gail Stevens | |
| Casting director | Sabine Schwedhelm | |
| Casting assistant | Tanja Pelster | |
| Costumer / wardrobe | Paulina Połom historisch 30er - 40er Jahre | historisch 30er - 40er Jahre |
| Costumer / wardrobe | Sabine Stiegemann | |
| Director | Marleen Gorris | |
| 1st AD (local system) | Sascha Koszinowski 1st Ass. Director | 1st Ass. Director |
| Assistant to director | Clara Gerst | |
| Crowd 2nd AD (local system) | Selim Sevinc historisch 30/40er Jahre | historisch 30/40er Jahre |
| Script supervisor | Heike Manzke | |
| Script continuity | Katja Schimanowski Vertretung für einen Drehtag | Vertretung für einen Drehtag |
| Key grip | Ingo Hilden Polen & Deutschland | Polen & Deutschland |
| Grip | Daniel Lefeld Köln | Köln |
| Gaffer | Celio Castro | |
| Best boy electric | Grube Venn deutscher teil | deutscher teil |
| Lighting technician / electrician | Nils Rausch Deutschland | Deutschland |
| Lighting technician / electrician | Adrian van Bronswijk Junior | Junior |
| Lighting assistant | Arvind Amruth Koeln | Koeln |
| Key makeup artist/hair stylist | Susanne Jiritano HOD/hist.30er/40er/Polen | HOD/hist.30er/40er/Polen |
| Additional make up artist | Sonja Fischer Zeyen hist.30er/40er/NRW/Extras | hist.30er/40er/NRW/Extras |
| Producer | Christine Ruppert | |
| Co-producer | Hubert Toint | |
| Co-producer | Piotr Mularuk | |
| Assistant to producer | Aleksandra Wojtaszek | |
| Assistant production designer | Dominik Schmitz | |
| Art director | Irene Piel | |
| Prop master | Cathrin Henselmann | |
| Standby props | Nicole Schmitt historisch 30iger/40iger Jahre | historisch 30iger/40iger Jahre |
| Location scout | Abi Roos NRW | NRW |
| Set builder | Daniel Lange studiobau köln | studiobau köln |
| Stand by set builder | Andreas 'Lukki' Lucaßen | |
| Property driver | René Baumgartner | |
| Production manager | Jutta Bürsgens Deutschland & Polen (Warschau) | Deutschland & Polen (Warschau) |
| Production coordinator | Heike Kerschgens Dreh in Polen und NRW | Dreh in Polen und NRW |
| Unit manager (local system) | Sonja Fischer [1] Deutschland/Polen | Deutschland/Polen |
| Production secretary | Doris Seidel | |
| Assistant set/floor manager | Ann-Kristin Bardi Deutschland | Deutschland |
| Production driver | Alfred Spiekermann Überführungsfahrer D>PL | Überführungsfahrer D>PL |
| Production driver | David Friedewald tageweise in NRW | tageweise in NRW |
| Production driver | Marcel Winterscheid | |
| Production driver | Marc Lier Überführung Warschau | Überführung Warschau |
| Production driver | Peter Corovic Überführungsfahrer nach PL | Überführungsfahrer nach PL |
| Production driver | Kirsten Steffens Deutschlanddreh | Deutschlanddreh |
| PA intern | Fabio Frank Fritzsche | |
| Screenwriter | Nancy Larson | |
| Production sound mixer | Henri Morelle | |
| Boom operator | Carine Zimmerlin | |
| Stunt coordinator | Sandor Czirjak Horse Master | Horse Master |
| Horse master | Diana Pakroppa 1.st Assi. Horse stunts | 1.st Assi. Horse stunts |
Production companies
| Company | Comment |
|---|---|
| Lorival [fr] | |
| Saga Film [be] | |
| Tatfilm Produktionsges. mbH [de] | |
| Yeti Films [pl] |
Distribution / Sales companies
| Company | Comment |
|---|---|
| Warner Bros. Pictures Germany [de] |
Facilities
| Department | Company | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Casting | Agentur Eick & Weber KDs, Komparsen NRW | KDs, Komparsen NRW |
| Stunts | Pferde Stunt Pferde Horse Master | Horse Master |
| Production Services | Cineblock Verkehrssicherung GmbH Fahrdienste Köln - Warschau | Fahrdienste Köln - Warschau |
| Production Services | Film & Television Facilities [lu] Masken+Garderobenmob | Masken+Garderobenmob |
| Production Services | Filmobil Aufenthaltsmobile | Aufenthaltsmobile |
| Production Services | Hermann Koenen Party- und Catering-Service Catering | Catering |
| Script | Dubdolls Screenplay Translation ENG - DEU | Screenplay Translation ENG - DEU |
| Transportation, Travel and Accomodation | CMS - Car Motion Service GmbH AP: Stephan Eppinger | AP: Stephan Eppinger |
| Transportation, Travel and Accomodation | Frank H. Scheller (formerly Pickup24 KurierService) | |
| Props | Film Ambulanz Hamburg Medizin. Ausstattung | Medizin. Ausstattung |
| Special Effects | E.G.G.S. GmbH Waffen | Waffen |
| Vehicles and aircrafts | Filmauto Markus Zimmermann und Vincent Luxen hist. Spielfahrzeuge | hist. Spielfahrzeuge |
| Sound (Postproduction) | Toruspost deutsche Kino+TV Fassung | deutsche Kino+TV Fassung |
Awards
Festivals
TV-broadcast
Cinema releases and premieres
| Type | Country | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theatre release | Germany | Thursday, 05/05/2011 |