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Schwester Weiß

Deutschland 2014/2015 Spielfilm

The two sisters Martha Weiß, Mother Superior at a Swabian Franciscan cloister, and her atheist younger sister, Helene, couldn’t be more different. When Helene loses not only her daughter Maja and her husband in a tragic car accident, but also all her memories, Martha takes her sister into her care. Helene needs to decide on the kind of burial she wants for her daughter – Martha cannot imagine anything but a religious one. Helene’s mother-in-law Dolores, however, would prefer a tree burial for her son and her granddaughter. But despite all her sister’s efforts, Helene cannot even remember her own daughter and thrusts Martha into a crisis of faith and conscience.

Source: 49. Internationale Hofer Filmtage 2015

 

Credits

Director

  • Dennis Todorović

Screenplay

  • Dennis Todorović

Director of photography

  • Andreas Köhler

Editing

  • Jonas Thoma

Music

  • Peter Aufderhaar

Cast

  • Željka Preksavec
    Schwester Martha Weiß
  • Lisa Martinek
    Helene Weiß
  • Beatrice Richter
    Dolores Hagedorn
  • Sabine Hahn
    Agathe Schiefer
  • Anna Ottmann
    Schwester Judith
  • Nele Swanton
    Schwester Ruth
  • Barbara Wittmann
    Schwester Devota
  • Hyun Wanner
    Jan
  • Johanna K. Riebesam
    Frau Brenner
  • Alina Nagel
    Maja Hagedorn

Production company

  • Segeler & Borowski Filmproduktion (Köln)

Producer

  • Ewa Borowski

Alle Credits

Director

  • Dennis Todorović

Assistant director

  • Luisa Bäde

Script supervisor

  • Djémila Stiti

Screenplay

  • Dennis Todorović

Director of photography

  • Andreas Köhler

Still photography

  • Kai Schulz

Lighting design

  • Emil Jevtic

Key grip

  • Emil Jevtic

Production design

  • Susan Gohsmann

Property master

  • Rolf Dietrich

Stand-by props

  • Kathrin Zimmer

Construction manager

  • Michael Wirth

Make-up artist

  • Sonja Fischer

Costume design

  • Thomas Bürke

Editing

  • Jonas Thoma

Sound

  • Siddho Varza

Music

  • Peter Aufderhaar

Cast

  • Željka Preksavec
    Schwester Martha Weiß
  • Lisa Martinek
    Helene Weiß
  • Beatrice Richter
    Dolores Hagedorn
  • Sabine Hahn
    Agathe Schiefer
  • Anna Ottmann
    Schwester Judith
  • Nele Swanton
    Schwester Ruth
  • Barbara Wittmann
    Schwester Devota
  • Hyun Wanner
    Jan
  • Johanna K. Riebesam
    Frau Brenner
  • Alina Nagel
    Maja Hagedorn
  • Jana Lissovskaia
    Svetlana
  • Nikolai Knackmuss
    Bestatter Holzner
  • Joachim Berger
    Priester
  • Stefan Preiss
    Beamter Wiedermeyer
  • Eda Ruppert
    Mira
  • Tim Bergmann
    Theo Hagedorn
  • René von Bodisco
    Herr Deeg
  • Claudia Dalchow
    Frau Krabbe
  • Eva-Maria Kurz
    Kleine Raucherin
  • Andreas Köhler
    Astromann
  • Theo König
    Junge
  • Isabell Beck
    Mädchen
  • Georg Poplutz
    Sänger

Production company

  • Segeler & Borowski Filmproduktion (Köln)

in co-production with

  • Südwestrundfunk (SWR) (Baden-Baden) (Debüt im Dritten)

in association with

  • Arte Deutschland TV GmbH (Baden-Baden)

Producer

  • Ewa Borowski

Producer (TV)

  • Stefanie Groß (SWR)
  • Barbara Häbe (Arte)

Line producer

  • Christian Fürst

Unit production manager

  • René von Bodisco

Location manager

  • Thorsten Hohl
  • Michael Preuß (Motiv)
  • Maria Büring (Motiv)
  • Oliver Odenthal (Set)

Original distributor

  • W-film (Köln)

Funding

  • Film- und Medien Stiftung NRW (Düsseldorf)
  • Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (Berlin)

Shoot

    • 02.12.2014 - 21.01.2015
Duration:
101 min
Format:
DCP, 1:1,78
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 26.09.2016, 162615, ohne Altersbeschränkung / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 23.10.2015, Hof, Internationale Filmtage;
Kinostart (DE): 20.10.2016

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Schwester Weiß

Versions

Original

Duration:
101 min
Format:
DCP, 1:1,78
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 26.09.2016, 162615, ohne Altersbeschränkung / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 23.10.2015, Hof, Internationale Filmtage;
Kinostart (DE): 20.10.2016

Source-URL: https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/schwester-weiss_