The Ordinaries

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Feature Film | 2021-2022 | Parable, Satire, Science Fiction, Society, Tragicomedy | Germany

Main data

DirectorSophie Linnenbaum
Written bySophie Linnenbaum, Michael Fetter Nathansky (co-writer)
ProductionBandenfilm GbR [de], ZDF - Das kleine Fernsehspiel [de], Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf (formerly HFF Konrad Wolf) [de]
DistributorThe Match Factory GmbH [de], Notsold GmbH [de], Port au Prince Pictures GmbH [de], Polyfilm Verleih [at]

Shooting data

Start of shooting26/02/2021
End of shooting20/04/2021
Number of shooting days35
LocationsBerlin, Hannover, Eisenhüttenstadt
Filming regionsGermany - Berlin, Germany - Brandenburg, Germany - Lower Saxony

Project data

Film financing
Length of movie2h

Cast

Trailers/Videos

  • Youtube (German)

Stills

Posters

Press images

Brief synopsis

In a repressive three class-society, Paula, a simple Supporting Character, is about to face the most important test of her life: she has to prove she deserves to be a Lead. She is at the top of her class at the Main Character School – but so far has failed in generating great emotional music. In search of a solution, she finds herself in the abyss of the cinematic world, on the fringes of the storyline and lost amongst the Outtakes.

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Fine SendelPaula Feinmann [L]
Jule BöweElisa Feinmann [L]
Sira-Anna FaalHannah Cooper [L]
Noah Tinwa		Simon [L]
Henning PekerMaid / Hilde [L]
Pasquale AleardiMr. Cooper [SR]
Joy Maria BaiSzenenführerin [SR]
Birgit BertholdClara [SR]
Mélanie FouchéKollegin [SR]
Michael PinkHenry F. Dotter [SR]
Noah BaileyElio Cooper [SR]
Gisa FlakeBorder Agent [SR]
Marc Ben PuchPolizist [SR]
Paul ZichnerKollege [SR]
Christian SteyerFeinmann [SR]
Heiko PinkowskiTonaussetzer [SR]
Ali BerberPolizist Kane [SR]
Aurel MantheiUdo [SR]
Heinz WanitschekManfred [SR]
Bastian SierichTalking Head [SR]
Martin UmbachTogoy [SR]
Denise M'Baye		Dr. Cooper [SR]
Benita Sarah BaileyPolizeimeisterin [BP]
Dela DabulamanziArchivarin [BP]
Rike EckermannNea [BP]
Mathias Max HerrmannPassenger [BP]
Alrun HofertInstitutsvertreterin [BP]
Cino DjavidOuttake [BP]
Adrian LazaSzenenführer [BP]
Sibylle Maria Dordel		Institutstesterin [BP]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Production accountantChristian Tolle
Post production supervisorArno Scholwin
also Mastering and DI		also Mastering and DI
Vfx supervisorJohannes Blech
3d artistJana Herrmann
Digital compositor / compositing artistJonas Riemer
Digital compositor / compositing artistJil Funk
Digital compositor / compositing artistLars Schmidt [1]
Title designerInês Ferreira
ColoristAna Izquierdo
Director of photographyValentin Selmke
2nd unit dopVincent Engel
Steadicam operatorLasse Liebelt
16 DT		16 DT
Steadicam operatorKevin Bose
1st assistant cameraSebastian Katzer
1st assistant cameraClemens Kirchner
1st assistant cameraChadi-Jan Kobeissi
1st assistant cameraLauritz Neu
Alexa Mini		Alexa Mini
1st assistant cameraChristoph Hövel
2DT/Mini 3,2K/ Cooke S4/Steadycam		2DT/Mini 3,2K/ Cooke S4/Steadycam
1st assistant cameraJan Kremzow
DT 04		DT 04
2nd assistant cameraJohannes Gnida
30 DT		30 DT
2nd assistant cameraTimo Blessing
DIT digital imaging technicianAlexander Zweiniger
Still photographerFrederik Marks
Still photographerFinnegan Godenschweger
Still photographerPaul Schirnhofer
Still photographerNiklas Viola
Casting directorKarl Schirnhofer
Costume designerSophie Peters
Assistant costume designerKatrin Hupf
Assistant costume designerJohanna Helen Baumann
Assistant costume designerBenedict Trattnigg
WardrobeLea Schmidt [1]
WardrobeSuska Göldner
WardrobeUna Steinbrecher
WardrobeEmily Schumann
1. Woche Eisenhüttenstadt		1. Woche Eisenhüttenstadt
Additional wardrobeClarissa Fuhr
Eisenhüttenstadt		Eisenhüttenstadt
Additional wardrobeOlivier Mohrińge
Additional wardrobeElisa Bernhard
Costume design traineeMina-Giselle Rüffer
DirectorSophie Linnenbaum
1st AD (local system)Manuel Faber
2nd AD crowd (local system)Frederic Hüls
2nd AD crowd (local system)Richard Kranzin
| Daily - Crowd		| Daily - Crowd
Script continuityCarina Mazur
Storyboard artistFlorence Stadelmann
Extras coordinatorFelix Florian Seyfert
Trainee director's departmentNick Paul Reinschke
EditorKai Eiermann
Assistant editorDaria Wörmann
Assistant editor - soundNicolas Voß
Trailer editorAndreas M. Klein
Dolly gripDustin John
GafferDarius Tschorn
Lighting technician / electricianBenedict Jancke
Lighting technician / electricianHenri Giese
Lighting technician / electricianFelix Fiedler [1]
Lighting technician / electricianChristoph Cassel
Additional electricianRoman Kusnecov
Additional electricianLinus Berberich
Additional electricianTobias Blankenburg
Additional electricianMarcel Ruddies
Key makeup artist/hair stylistElena Ziegler
Makeup artist / hair stylistLaura Boros
Additional make up artistSylvia Grave
Additional make up artistEirini Chatzoglou
Additional make up artistAnne-Kathrin Hartmann
Additional make up artistRebecca Schulz
Additional make up artistPia Marecki
Makeup traineeJulia Schwarzkopf
Makeup traineeHannah Reuvekamp
Makeup traineeRonja Buch
Makeup traineeSusanne Retter
Makeup traineeJulia Klappstein
ComposerFabian Zeidler
ProducerBritta Strampe
ProducerLaura Klippel
Production designerJosefine Lindner
Production designerMax-Josef Schönborn
Assistant production designerAlina Dunker
Set decoratorAisha Muthesius
Set decoratorAlina Dunker
Set decoratorCaroline Weingart
(Hannover)		(Hannover)
Set decoratorJosefine Lindner
Set decoratorPhilomena Köbele
Assistant set decoratorAlina Dunker
Prop masterKristin Michelle Serzisko
Standby propsFelipa Goltz
Standby propsLisa Meyer [1]
Set dresserPaula Trimbur
Set dresserKlothilde Habrant
Art department coordinatorNele Hussmann
Assistant stand by propsMaya Weber
Assistant stand by propsMaria Gerbaulet
Assistant stand by propsZoe Strauß
Assistant stand by propsLeonie Enslin
Assistant stand by propsLaura Römer
Assistant stand by propsMarike Eikmeyer
Practical electricianErik Sonnenfeld
Location scoutJosefine Lindner
Location scoutMax-Josef Schönborn
Set builderFranziska Gütgemann
Set builderCordelia Berschinski
Set builderMarie Mühlhausen
Set builderStella Scholz
Set builderEilean Friebe
Set builderNadine Scharsitzke
Set builderKira Carstensen
Set builderSabrina Heitzer [1]
Set builderMarie Siebdraht
Set builderJosepha Möller
Set builderBente Heyer
Set builderAnaïs Axtmann
Set builderEmily Oschwald
Set builderCaro Hark
Set builderLea Schuchhardt
Set builderFlora Wedel
Set builderLevin Kuhlmann
Stand by set builderStella Vollmer
Set Hannover		Set Hannover
Artist painterLexia Hachtmann
Draughtsman/set designerSarah Wibbeler
Prop builderAdrian Gebauer
Handy + Maske		Handy + Maske
Graphic artistGilbert Schneider
Graphic artistStefanie Rothkötter
Graphic artistFlorence Stadelmann
Set builder assistantFelix Lindner
Prop designerJulia Dufek
Property driverUdo Becker
Art department traineeSaskia Zander
Art department traineeLaura Römer
Production coordinatorTheresa Clamann
Unit manager (local system)Lisa Baumgarten
und Motivaufnahmeleitung		und Motivaufnahmeleitung
Set manager/ floor managerMelvyn Zeyns
Production driverVincent Heemskerk
Production driverJannis Welters
Set runnerTim Jadwizak
Set runnerJannis Welters
Set runnerHelena von Mechow
Set runnerJohanna Kolb
Set runnerLuise Lesser
Set runnerBrandon Moldenhauer
ScreenwriterSophie Linnenbaum
Co-writerMichael Fetter Nathansky
Production sound mixerJustus Wirth
Production sound mixerAlexandra Praet
Production sound mixerLeo Aderhold
Boom operatorJoschka Arenz
Boom operatorFlorian Weber [2]
Sound re-recording mixerNicolas Voß
Sound designerMaximilian Wolf-Salari
Music recording mixerMischa Kissin
ADR technical supervisorMaximilian Wolf-Salari
Stunt coordinatorFelix Audu
Commissioning editorJörg Schneider [1]
Hygiene officerClemens Szczesny
Supporting professor / coachGergana Voigt

Production companies

CompanyComment
Bandenfilm GbR [de]
ZDF - Das kleine Fernsehspiel [de]
Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf (formerly HFF Konrad Wolf) [de]

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
The Match Factory GmbH [de]
international sales		international sales
Notsold GmbH [de]
Germany (theatrical) 2023		Germany (theatrical) 2023
Port au Prince Pictures GmbH [de]
cooperating distributor Germany (Kino, 2023)		cooperating distributor Germany (Kino, 2023)
Polyfilm Verleih [at]
Austria (theatrical) 2023		Austria (theatrical) 2023

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
Production ServicesFago Filmfahrzeuge GmbH
Aufenthaltsmobil Doppelkabiner		Aufenthaltsmobil Doppelkabiner
Production ServicesGutesDrauf GbR
vegetarian vegan Catering		vegetarian vegan Catering
Public Relation/PublicityMedia Office GbR
Public Relation/PublicityMedia Office GbR
Media Office		Media Office
CostumesAdlershofer Fundus
CostumesCOMME des COSTUMES
KB: Sophie Peters		KB: Sophie Peters
CostumesKostümfundus Babelsberg GmbH
KB: Sophie Peters		KB: Sophie Peters
CostumesPATIN-A SHOP GmbH
Costume supplies		Costume supplies
CostumesTheaterkunst GmbH Kostümausstattung
KB - Sophie Peters		KB - Sophie Peters
PropsAdlershofer Fundus
PropsDelikatessen Requisiten Fundus Berlin oHG
Score /MusicDeutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Denise M'Baye		2022Filmfest München [de]
New German Cinema Award - Drama		New German Cinema Award - DramaNominated
Laura Klippel2022Filmfest München [de]
New German Cinema Award - Production		New German Cinema Award - ProductionWinner
Sophie Linnenbaum2022Filmkunstfest MV [de]
Promotion Award of the DEFA Foundation - Feature Film		Promotion Award of the DEFA Foundation - Feature FilmWinner
Sophie Linnenbaum2022fsff - Fünf Seen Filmfestival [de]
Feature film perspective		Feature film perspectiveNominated
Sophie Linnenbaum2022Biberach Film Festival [de]
Golden Bieber - Best Feature Film		Golden Bieber - Best Feature FilmNominated
Sophie Linnenbaum2022ZFF - Zurich Film Festival [ch]
focus competition		focus competitionNominated
Sophie Linnenbaum2022Filmfest München [de]
New German Cinema Award - Director		New German Cinema Award - DirectorWinner
Sophie Linnenbaum2022First Step Award [de]
Full-length feature film		Full-length feature filmWinner
Sophie Linnenbaum2022Schlingel - Int. Film Festival for Children & Young Audience [de]
Focus Germany		Focus GermanyNominated
Sophie Linnenbaum2022FILMZ - Festival of German Cinema [de]
Feature Film		Feature FilmNominated
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Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2023GermanyFilmfest Schleswig-Holstein
2023GermanyFilmfestival Türkei Deutschland
2023GermanyLichter Filmfest Frankfurt
Filmreihe Zukunft Deutscher Film		Filmreihe Zukunft Deutscher Film
2023GermanyFilmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
MOP-Watchlist		MOP-Watchlist
2022GermanyFilmfest München
2022GermanyFilm Festival Cologne
2022SwitzerlandZurich Film Festival
Fokus Wettbewerb		Fokus Wettbewerb
2022GermanyFünf Seen Filmfestival
Perspective feature film		Perspective feature film
2022GermanyFilm without Borders - Intl. Filmfestival Bad Saarow
2022GermanyFilmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Spielfilmwettbewerb		Spielfilmwettbewerb
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Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releaseAustriaFriday, 14/04/2023Cinema release Austria
Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 30/03/2023
PremiereMonday, 27/06/2022Filmfest München

Links

Websites
https://www.fbw-filmbewertung.com/film/the_ordinaries