Toter Mann
Quelle: SZ, SHDM
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Something to Remind Me
Toter Mann ("dead man" in English and the German expression describing the position of a swimmer floating on its back, legs together with arms stretched out to the side) opens in a thermal spa where a young woman is floating in that very same position. Her name is Leyla. A man observes her. He meets her again and falls in love with her. His name is Thomas and he′s a lawyer. But after their first night together, Leyla vanishes. She later re-surfaces in another city, gets a job in a factory canteen and meets another man. His name is Blum and he has spent the last fourteen years in prison and undergoing psychiatric treatment. But now, given another chance in life, he is taking part in a re-socialization program.
Thomas, meanwhile, is looking for Leyla and finds a clue. He pursues it and is led to Blum, who also happens to be his client. As he realizes the connection it is almost too late. Leyla and Blum have disappeared.
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Credits
| Director: | Christian Petzold |
| Screenplay: | Christian Petzold, Jean-Baptiste Filleau |
| Director of photography: | Hans Fromm |
| Editing: | Bettina Böhler |
| Music: | Stefan Will |
| Cast: | |
| Nina Hoss | Leyla |
| André M. Hennicke | Thomas |
| Sven Pippig | Blum |
| Heinrich Schmieder | Richard |
| Kathrin Angerer | Sophie |
| Henning Peker | Ott |
| Michael Gerber | Agent |
| Franziska Troegner | Peggy |
| Johannes Hitzblech | Seifert |
| Hilmar Baumann | Hausmeister |
| Production company: | TeamWorx Filmproduktion (Berlin + München) |
| Producer: | Bettina Reitz |
All Credits
| Director: | Christian Petzold |
| Assistant director: | Ires Jung |
| Screenplay: | Christian Petzold, Jean-Baptiste Filleau |
| Script editor: | Harun Farocki (Beratung) |
| Director of photography: | Hans Fromm |
| Assistant camera: | Kerstin Kosinarova |
| Lighting design: | Christoph Dehmel-Osterloh (Oberbeleuchter), Dirk Domke, Josh Duell |
| Set design: | Kade Gruber |
| Prop master: | Ariane Steubl |
| Property master: | Harry Rischmüller |
| Costume design: | Lisy Christl, Anke Wahnbaeck (Assistenz) |
| Make-up artist: | Monika Münnich |
| Editing: | Bettina Böhler |
| Sound: | Andreas Mücke-Niesytka |
| Sound assistant: | Martin Ehlers |
| Music: | Stefan Will |
| Cast: | |
| Nina Hoss | Leyla |
| André M. Hennicke | Thomas |
| Sven Pippig | Blum |
| Heinrich Schmieder | Richard |
| Kathrin Angerer | Sophie |
| Henning Peker | Ott |
| Michael Gerber | Agent |
| Franziska Troegner | Peggy |
| Johannes Hitzblech | Seifert |
| Hilmar Baumann | Hausmeister |
| Production company: | TeamWorx Filmproduktion (Berlin + München) |
| in association with: | Arte G.E.I.E. (Straßburg) |
| Commissioned by: | Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (Mainz) |
| Producer: | Bettina Reitz |
| Producer (TV): | Caroline von Senden |
| Executive producer: | Christian Rohde |
| Line producer: | Mathias Schwerbrock |
| Unit production manager: | Dorissa Berninger |
| Location manager: | Ivan Ruppeldt |
| Production assistant: | Karsten Aurich |
| Shoot: | : Berlin, Brandenburg, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg |
| Length: | 88 min |
| Format: | 16mm - Blow-Up 35mm, 1:1,85 |
| Picture/Sound: | Farbe, Dolby Stereo |
| Screening: | Uraufführung (DE): 26.10.2001, Hof, Internationale Filmtage; TV-Erstsendung (DE FR): 31.05.2002, Arte |
Titles
| Originaltitel (DE) Toter Mann |
Versions
Original | |
| Length: | 88 min |
| Format: | 16mm - Blow-Up 35mm, 1:1,85 |
| Picture/Sound: | Farbe, Dolby Stereo |
| Screening: | Uraufführung (DE): 26.10.2001, Hof, Internationale Filmtage; TV-Erstsendung (DE FR): 31.05.2002, Arte |
Awards
| Adolf-Grimme-Preis 2003 |
| Preis in Gold in der Kategorie Fiction & Unterhaltung |
| Preis in Gold für Darstellung |



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