Weltstadt

Deutschland 2006-2008 Spielfilm

Summary

City of the World

In the night of June 16th 2004, in a picturesque East German town, two drunken teenage boys attacked a homeless man in the streets. When they realized that he had no valuables, they bashed him and set him on fire.

City of the World portrays five characters, 24 hours prior to the crime: the drunken teenagers Karsten and Till, Till’s girlfriend Steffi, the policeman Guenter, and the snack bar owner Heinrich. Based on a true story, the film depicts an aspect of German society that is often overlooked. The media only treats it with lurid headlines and fake contempt. But what is really going on?

Karsten, Till, Steffi, Guenter and Heinrich are average Germans, living a small-town life, in a state of mediocrity and apathy. But sometimes indifference turns into aggression, boredom into violence. The film shows an aspect of small-town banalities, social brutalization and a deeply aggressive youth sub culture.
Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH

 

Comments

You have seen this movie? We are looking forward to your comment!

Credits

All Credits

Director

Creative supervisor

Assistant director

Screenplay

Director of photography

Titles / Opticals

Lighting design

Costume design

Editing

Sound design

Sound assistant

Audio mixing

Casting

Music

Cast

Commissioned by

Producer (TV)

Producer

Line producer

Location manager

Original distributor

Duration:
2978 m, 104 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby SRD
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 22.09.2009, 119234, ab 12 Jahre

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 19.04.2008, Berlin, achtung berlin, Babylon;
Aufführung (CA): 26.08.2008, Montréal, Palmarès du Festival des Films du monde, Cinema Quartier Latin 10;
Kinostart (DE): 05.11.2009

Titles

  • Originaltitel (DE) Weltstadt
  • Weiterer Titel (DE) Neue Heimat

Versions

Original

Duration:
2978 m, 104 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby SRD
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 22.09.2009, 119234, ab 12 Jahre

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 19.04.2008, Berlin, achtung berlin, Babylon;
Aufführung (CA): 26.08.2008, Montréal, Palmarès du Festival des Films du monde, Cinema Quartier Latin 10;
Kinostart (DE): 05.11.2009

Awards

Museum of Modern Art New York 2009
  • "New Cinema from Germany"
Hachenburger Filmfest des Neuen Deutschen Films 2009
  • Jugendkritikerpreis 16+
IFF Zlin 2009
  • Special Price of the Jury, European Debut Film
Bergamo Film Meeting 2009
  • "Third Award" - Audience Award
New Berlin Film Award 2009
  • New Berlin Film Award, Bester Schnitt
  • New Berlin Film Award, Bester Spielfilm
IFF Ourense 2008
  • Grand Calpurnia Award, Best Film
Montreal World Film Festival 2008
  • Silver Zenith, Best First Fiction Feature