Die Stille nach dem Schuss
The Legends of Rita
West Germany in the 1970s. The time is marked by a spirit of anarchy and rebellion. Rita Vogt is seduced into the terrorist movement through her sense of justice and her love for Andi. A few years later, realizing that the movement is falling apart, she goes underground, hiding out in East Germany. With the help of the Stasi Secret Service Agent, Erwin Hull, she assumes a new identity amidst the everyday world of the working class where she is befriended by a young co-worker, Tatjana.
As much as Rita wants to fit into her surroundings, Tatjana yearns to get out, to escape to the West. Nonetheless, they form a deep friendship, which is brought to an abrupt end when a report on West German television blows Rita′s cover. Rita must disappear again, but this time a new name and a new city bring her luck. While on vacation, Rita meets Jochen, a university student working as a lifeguard. When he is posted to Moscow, he asks her to come with him, to be his wife and raise a family. But in the end Rita′s past catches up with her - 1989 brings the fall of the Berlin Wall. East Germany is gone, and with it, her new life.
Source: German films Service & Marketing GmbH
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Cast
- Rita
- Tatjana
- Hull
- Andi
- Jochen
- Friederike
- Klatte
- Anna
- Gerngross
- General
Production company
Producer
Alle Credits
Director
Assistant director
Screenplay
Co-author
Director of photography
Assistant camera
Lighting design
Production design
Set design
Prop master
Property master
Stand-by props
Make-up artist
Costume design
Costumes
Editing
Assistant editor
Sound
Sound assistant
Audio mixing
Research
Special effects
Cast
- Rita
- Tatjana
- Hull
- Andi
- Jochen
- Friederike
- Klatte
- Anna
- Gerngross
- General
- Tatjanas Vater
- Tajanas Mutter
- Dr. Gruber
- Beate
- Christa
- Minika
- Katrin
- Junger Mann
- Mädchen
- Pförtner
- Hausmeister
- Hausmeisterin
- Waffenmeister
- Zöllner
- Offizier
- Milchgesicht
Production company
in co-production with
in association with
Producer
Producer (TV)
Line producer
Unit production manager
Location manager
Original distributor
Rating
- : Besonders wertvoll
Shoot
- 14.09.1999 - 08.12.1999: Studio Babelsberg Potsdam-Babelsberg
- 14.09.1999 - 08.12.1999: Gera und Umgebung, Paris, Ostsee, Rügen, Baltikum, Berlin
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 12.05.2000, 84852, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 16.02.2000, Berlin, IFF - Wettbewerb;
Kinostart (DE): 14.09.2000;
TV-Erstsendung (DE): 08.09.2003, Arte
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE) Die Stille nach dem Schuss
- Verleihtitel (US GB) The Legends of Rita
- Schreibvariante (DE) Die Stille nach dem Schuß
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 12.05.2000, 84852, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 16.02.2000, Berlin, IFF - Wettbewerb;
Kinostart (DE): 14.09.2000;
TV-Erstsendung (DE): 08.09.2003, Arte
Awards
- Silberner Bär, Beste Darstellerin
- Blauer Engel, Bester europäischer Film im Wettbewerbsprogramm