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Simpel

Deutschland 2016/2017 Spielfilm

My Brother Simple

When his mentally handicapped brother is to be sent to a home, Ben and Simple run away, trying to find their long-lost father. Ever since Ben can think, he and his brother they call "Simple" have been thick as thieves. Simple is 22 years old, but mentally he's a three-year-old. Even if Simple can be a nuisance, Ben can't imagine life without him. When their mother dies unexpectedly, Simple is supposed to be sent to a care home. But Ben won't stand for it. They run away together, and after a crazy odyssey and a night spent outside under the stars, Ben realizes there's only one way out: They have to find their Dad, whom they haven’t seen for 15 years.

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH  

Credits

Director

  • Markus Goller

Screenplay

  • Dirk Ahner
  • Markus Goller

Director of photography

  • Ueli Steiger

Editing

  • Tina Freitag
  • Markus Goller

Cast

  • David Kross
    Simpel
  • Frederick Lau
    Ben
  • Emilia Schüle
    Aria
  • Devid Striesow
    David
  • Axel Stein
    Enzo
  • Annette Frier
    Chantal
  • Anneke Kim Sarnau
    Clara
  • David Berton
    John
  • Oscar Ortega Sánchez
    Santos
  • Ludger Pistor
    Schöll

Production company

  • Letterbox Filmproduktion GmbH (Hamburg)

Producer

  • Michael Lehmann
  • Angelika Mönning
  • Günther Russ

Alle Credits

Director

  • Markus Goller

Assistant director

  • Christopher Poth

Script supervisor

  • Nina Kötter

Screenplay

  • Dirk Ahner
  • Markus Goller

based on

  • Dr. Marie-Aude Murail (Roman)

Director of photography

  • Ueli Steiger

Production design

  • Zazie Knepper
  • Tim Tamke (Assistenz)

Property master

  • Steffi Lehmkul

Make-up artist

  • Kathi Kullack

Costume design

  • Ramona Klinikowski
  • Sabine Bockmeyer (Assistenz)

Costumes

  • Tanja Schieh-Schneider

Editing

  • Tina Freitag
  • Markus Goller

Sound

  • Christoph Köpf

Casting

  • Emrah Ertem

Cast

  • David Kross
    Simpel
  • Frederick Lau
    Ben
  • Emilia Schüle
    Aria
  • Devid Striesow
    David
  • Axel Stein
    Enzo
  • Annette Frier
    Chantal
  • Anneke Kim Sarnau
    Clara
  • David Berton
    John
  • Oscar Ortega Sánchez
    Santos
  • Ludger Pistor
    Schöll
  • Tim Wilde
    Gruber
  • Maxim Kovalevski
    Franciczek
  • Torsten Hammann
    Clubbesitzer Frank
  • Uwe Rohde
    Friedhofsangestellter

Production company

  • Letterbox Filmproduktion GmbH (Hamburg)

in co-production with

  • C-Films GmbH (Hamburg)
  • Amalia Film GmbH (Grünwald)
  • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (Mainz)

Producer

  • Michael Lehmann
  • Günther Russ
  • Angelika Mönning

Co-Producer

  • Benjamin Seikel
  • Peter Reichenbach
  • Cornel Schäfer

Producer (TV)

  • Caroline von Senden (ZDF)
  • Alexandra Staib (ZDF)

Location manager

  • Manuel Stülten (Motiv)

Original distributor

  • Universum Film GmbH (München)

Funding

  • Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein GmbH (FFHSH) (Hamburg)
  • Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (Berlin)
  • FilmFernsehFonds Bayern GmbH (FFFB) (München)

Shoot

    • 29.02.2016 - 19.04.2016: Hamburg
Duration:
113 min
Format:
DCP, 1:2,39 (CinemaScope)
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 19.01.2017, 165390, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (CN): 19.06.2017, Shanghai, IFF;
Erstaufführung (DE): 06.10.2017, Hamburg, Filmfest;
Kinostart (DE): 09.11.2017

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Simpel

Versions

Original

Duration:
113 min
Format:
DCP, 1:2,39 (CinemaScope)
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 19.01.2017, 165390, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (CN): 19.06.2017, Shanghai, IFF;
Erstaufführung (DE): 06.10.2017, Hamburg, Filmfest;
Kinostart (DE): 09.11.2017

Awards

FBW 2018
  • Prädikat: besonders wertvoll
Bayerischer Filmpreis 2018
  • Bester Hauptdarsteller
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