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Feature Film | 2021-2022 | Drama | Germany

Shooting data

Start of shooting16/04/2021
End of shooting30/05/2021
Filming regionsGermany - Berlin, Germany - Brandenburg

Project data

Budget300.000
Film financing
Length of movie1h 33min
Aspect ratioCinemascope (1 : 2,39)
Distribution formatDCP
Sound formatDolby SRD / Dolby digital (5.1, 6 channels)

Brief synopsis

Mother and daughter - both come from the GDR, one experienced it, the other did not. Tamara (Linda Pöppel) was born in 1990. Like many of the younger east-german generation, she left her homeland and only comes to visit for her milestone birthday. But everything that seemed secure crumbles within a few days: Tamara's father is killed. And still in shock, the whole family story turns out to be a life lie. Everything was a fabrication, but it happened. What remains are Tamara and her mother Barbara (Lina Wendel). The two struggle to maintain their relationship, which cannot be detached from the social developments in which the family arose, grew and disintegrated. Now Tamara has to face what she has been running away from: her own history.
Largely autobiographical, Jonas Ludwig Walter tells the story from the perspective of the post-reunification generation.

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Linda PöppelTamara [L]
Lina WendelBarbara [L]
Jörg WitteKarl [L]
David BredinRico [L]
Axel WernerWinnie [SR]
Andreas Schmidt-SchallerErwin [SR]
Michaela Winterstein
Ines [SR]
Michael SpechtMicha [SR]
Mai-Phuong KollathPhuong [SR]
Jannik HinschGutachter [BP]
Steffen C. JürgensBestatter [BP]
Anna Marie LehmannJessy [BP]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
ColoristAna Izquierdo
Director of photographyYuri Salvador
2nd unit dopTom Keller
Steadicam operatorMarc Voigt
Steadicam operatorLucas Heinze
1st assistant cameraFrieder Unselt
10 DT, Atlas Orion 2x Anamorph
10 DT, Atlas Orion 2x Anamorph
1st assistant cameraGianni Piechota
1st assistant cameraDavid Oliver Gaiser
Alexa Mini, Atlas Orion Anamorphic
Alexa Mini, Atlas Orion Anamorphic
DIT digital imaging technicianJasper Sörns
Costume designerSophie Leypold
Assistant costume designerMomo Trang
DirectorJonas Ludwig Walter
1st AD (local system)Elena Luca Denfeld
1st AD (local system)Josua Tobias Krüger
complete preparation + 18 SD
complete preparation + 18 SD
EditorRonja Selle
Key gripThomas "Thommy" Hofmann
Car Rig Add.
Car Rig Add.
Key gripChristoffer Schulz
Car-Rigg
Car-Rigg
GafferArne Weiß
GafferLéo Saller
From day 19 on.
From day 19 on.
Lighting technician / electricianQuirin Bellmann
25 DT
25 DT
Lighting technician / electricianSebastian Trübner
25 DT
25 DT
Makeup artist / hair stylistJuliane Schulz
Makeup artist / hair stylistPowla Baginski
Chefmaskenbildnerin
Chefmaskenbildnerin
ComposerBertolt Pohl
ProducerFelix Schwegler
ProducerNora Gleich
Production designerCarl Seifert
Assistant production designerPaul Schille
Set decoratorAnnelie Siems
Assistant set decoratorAnn Christin Pietsch
Prop masterJana Boenisch
Standby propsMaria Jende
Assistant production managerGila I. Beros
Unit manager (local system)Hana Petersen
Set manager/ floor managerLotte Ruf
first block
first block
Assistant set/floor managerPhiline Jo Hammon
Assistant set/floor managerJuri Pokorny
ScreenwriterJonas Ludwig Walter
ScreenwriterKarsten Laske
ScreenwriterMareike Almedom
Production sound mixerMoritz Zuchantke
Sound designerIngolf-Christopher Facius
Adr recordistCaroline Micol Loguercio
Dialogue editorTill Aldinger
Foley editorTill Aldinger
Stunt coordinatorArmin Sauer
Stunt coordinatorSteven Lehmann
Commissioning editorJörg Schneider [1]
ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel
ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Supporting professor / coachGergana Voigt
Supporting professor / coachAndreas Kleinert

Production companies

CompanyComment
Jost Hering Filme [de]
ZDF / Das kleine Fernsehspiel [de]
Co-production
Co-production
Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]
Co-production
Co-production

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Jost Hering Filme [de]
2023
2023

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
Production ServicesPreProducer Software UG
Image (VFX)Grenzkino GmbH

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Lina Wendel2024Grimme Award [de]
Fiction
FictionWinner
Linda Pöppel2024Grimme Award [de]
Fiction
FictionWinner
Jonas Ludwig Walter2024Grimme Award [de]
Fiction
FictionWinner
Linda Pöppel2023Neiße Filmfestival [de]
Best Actress
Best ActressWinner
Jonas Ludwig Walter2023Achtung Berlin Film Festival [de]
Feature Film Competition
Feature Film CompetitionNominated
Jonas Ludwig Walter2023Filmz - Festival des deutschen Kinos [de]
Fiction Film (German: Spielfilm)
Fiction Film (German: Spielfilm)Nominated
Jonas Ludwig Walter2023Max Ophüls Preis Film Festival [de]
Best Feature Film
Best Feature FilmNominated
Jonas Ludwig Walter2023Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg Vorpommern [de]
Förderpreis - Gedreht in MV
Förderpreis - Gedreht in MVWinner
Jonas Ludwig Walter2023Moving History - Festival des historischen Films
Best Feature Film
Best Feature FilmNominated
Jonas Ludwig Walter2023Willkommen zuhause - Filmfestival Bernau
Best Feature Film
Best Feature FilmNominated

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2023GermanyAchtung Berlin Film Festival
2023GermanyMoving History - Festival des historischen Films
2023GermanyFilmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
2023GermanyNeiße Filmfestival
2023GermanyWillkommen zuhause. Filmfestival Bernau
2023GermanyFilmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
2023GermanyFilmFestival Cottbus
2023GermanyFilmz - Festival des deutschen Kinos
2023GermanyFilmkunstfest Mecklenburg Vorpommern
2023GermanyBraunschweig Int. Film Festival
Neue deutschsprachige Filme
Neue deutschsprachige Filme

TV-broadcast

TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
First showingGermanyZDF [de]Monday, 11/12/2023, 11.59 PM

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releaseGermanySunday, 19/11/2023limited (in selected cinemas)
PremiereWednesday, 25/01/2023Max Ophüls Festival