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Kohlhaas oder Die Verhältnismässigkeit der Mittel

Deutschland 2011/2012 Spielfilm

Kohlhaas Or The Proportionality Of Means

Deep in the Bavarian countryside Kleist’s historical drama Michael Kohlhaas is being shot. But instead of shooting a huge epic with impressive costumes and extraordinary props, grownup men in blue overalls and suits run through the woods and fight with imaginary weapons. What has happened? The young director Lehmann is fighting for his vision, for his film, although all funds have been cancelled after the first day of shooting. With enthusiasm Lehmann appeals to the imagination of his team. He's convinced that the actor's play and the fantasy of the audience will be sufficient to make this movie authentic.

The team depends on the support of the people from the village. But with his unconventional ideas and his fundamentalism, Lehmann has supporters as well as enemies. After a few days of shooting the mood at the set changes. Negative voices arise. It all seems to get out of control. The fictional Kohlhaas plot takes over reality little by little. Lehmann has to fight for his vision as much as Kleist's Kohlhaas has to fight for his right. Lehmann sees his hopes dash. But he knows: this film has to be finished. Whatever may come. Even if he has to go far. Too far.

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH

 

Credits

Director

  • Aron Lehmann

Screenplay

  • Aron Lehmann

Director of photography

  • Berta Valin
  • Cristian Pirjol

Editing

  • David Hartmann

Music

  • Boris Bojadzhiev

Cast

  • Robert Gwisdek
    Lehmann
  • Jan Messutat
    Kohlhaas
  • Rosalie Thomass
    Lisbeth
  • Michael Fuith
    Heinrich
  • Eckhard Greiner
    Johann Hubel
  • Peter Trabner
    Choreograph Roman
  • Heiko Pinkowski
    Rainer
  • Thorsten Merten
    Herse
  • Luise Lähnemann
    Marianne
  • Christian Lex
    Pferdehändler

Production company

  • Kaminski.Stiehm.Film GmbH (Berlin)

Producer

  • Miriam Klein
  • Frank Kaminski
  • Ulrich Stiehm

Alle Credits

Director

  • Aron Lehmann

Assistant director

  • Mariana Jäger

Screenplay

  • Aron Lehmann

Director of photography

  • Berta Valin
  • Cristian Pirjol

Steadycam operator

  • Günther Schlatter

Lighting design

  • Johannes Obermaier
  • Berta Valin

Production design

  • Peter Anders

Stand-by props

  • Fee Keppeler

Costume design

  • Sabine Kubat

Editing

  • David Hartmann

Sound editor

  • Gustav Scholda

Sound design

  • Tina Laschke
  • Torben Seemann

Sound

  • Kai Theißen
  • Bilgili Üretmen

Synch sound

  • Luise Hofmann (Geräusche)

Audio mixing

  • Torben Seemann
  • Tina Laschke

Stunt co-ordinator

  • Oliver Juhrs

Music

  • Boris Bojadzhiev

Cast

  • Robert Gwisdek
    Lehmann
  • Jan Messutat
    Kohlhaas
  • Rosalie Thomass
    Lisbeth
  • Michael Fuith
    Heinrich
  • Eckhard Greiner
    Johann Hubel
  • Peter Trabner
    Choreograph Roman
  • Heiko Pinkowski
    Rainer
  • Thorsten Merten
    Herse
  • Luise Lähnemann
    Marianne
  • Christian Lex
    Pferdehändler
  • Matthias Ransberger
    Schauspieler/Gestalt

Production company

  • Kaminski.Stiehm.Film GmbH (Berlin)

in co-production with

  • Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) (München)
  • Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen »Konrad Wolf« (Potsdam-Babelsberg)

Producer

  • Frank Kaminski
  • Ulrich Stiehm
  • Miriam Klein

Producer (TV)

  • Cornelius Conrad
  • Cornelia Ackers

Unit production manager

  • Peter Golovtchiner

Location manager

  • Dagmar Wendelmuth
  • Paul Andexel

Original distributor

  • missingFILMs (Berlin)

Funding

  • Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (MBB) (Potsdam)

Shoot

    • 09.08.2011 - 17.09.2011: Nördlingen und Umgebung
Duration:
90 min
Format:
HDCam, 1:2,35
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 02.07.2013, 139684, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 30.06.2012, München, Filmfest;
Kinostart (DE): 08.08.2013

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Kohlhaas oder Die Verhältnismässigkeit der Mittel
  • Arbeitstitel (DE) Kohlhaas
  • Arbeitstitel (DE) eMKay

Versions

Original

Duration:
90 min
Format:
HDCam, 1:2,35
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 02.07.2013, 139684, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 30.06.2012, München, Filmfest;
Kinostart (DE): 08.08.2013

Awards

Deutscher Schauspielerpreis 2014
  • Bestes Ensemble in einem Kino-/ Fernsehfilm
FBW 2013
  • Prädikat: besonders wertvoll
Festival des deutschen Films 2013
  • Filmkunstpreis
filmkunstfest M-V 2013
  • Förderpreis der DEFA-Stiftung
achtung berlin 2013
  • new berlin film award, Beste Regie
Max Ophüls Preis 2013
  • Publikumspreis, Langfilm
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