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Die defekte Katze

Deutschland Frankreich 2017/2018 Spielfilm

A Dysfunctional Cat

Mina lives in Iran. By Iranian standards she has left it rather late in the day to decide to marry. Kian is a doctor of Iranian origin. He’s single and lives in Germany. Frustrated by a series of unsuccessful blind dates, he finally takes his mother’s advice and uses the traditional Iranian method of arranged encounters with potential partners in order to find a wife. When Mina and Kian meet it’s not exactly love at first sight and yet they both sense the possibility of a life together. Mina decides to marry Kian and start a new life in Germany, with all the uncertainty that might bring. Both have the best intentions to create a harmonious relationship, and yet they do nothing but fail. In a wonderfully understated approach that also exhibits a subtle flair for capturing anxieties, key moments and turning points director Susan Gordanshekan tells this story of a relationship that turns out to be as dysfunctional as the cat that Mina has brought into their shared home. Only by shedding their charged expectations of each other as well as those of their social milieu does the couple finally find a way to live together.

Source: 68. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)

 

Credits

Director

  • Susan Gordanshekan

Screenplay

  • Susan Gordanshekan

Director of photography

  • Julian Krubasik

Editing

  • Frank J. Müller

Music

  • Sebastian Fillenberg

Cast

  • Pegah Ferydoni
    Mina
  • Hadi Khanjanpour
    Kian
  • Henrike von Kuick
    Sophie
  • Constantin von Jascheroff
    Lars
  • Mahdokht Ansari
    Rawi
  • Marzieh Alivirdi
    Frau Faridani
  • Massud Rahnama
    Herr Faridani
  • Arash Marandi
    Masoud
  • Azar Shahidi
    Frau Torabian
  • Kianoosh Sadigh
    Maryam

Production company

  • Glory Film GmbH (München)

Producer

  • Ralf Zimmermann

Alle Credits

Director

  • Susan Gordanshekan

Assistant director

  • Olga Müller
  • Merlin Nadj-Torma

Screenplay

  • Susan Gordanshekan

Director of photography

  • Julian Krubasik

Assistant camera

  • Lambert Strehlke

Lighting design

  • Lisa Maria Müller

Production design

  • Markus Dicklhuber

Make-up artist

  • Sylvia Niehues

Costume design

  • Katharina Jutta Schmidt

Editing

  • Frank J. Müller

Sound design

  • Nico Krebs

Sound

  • Udo Steinhauser

Music

  • Sebastian Fillenberg

Cast

  • Pegah Ferydoni
    Mina
  • Hadi Khanjanpour
    Kian
  • Henrike von Kuick
    Sophie
  • Constantin von Jascheroff
    Lars
  • Mahdokht Ansari
    Rawi
  • Marzieh Alivirdi
    Frau Faridani
  • Massud Rahnama
    Herr Faridani
  • Arash Marandi
    Masoud
  • Azar Shahidi
    Frau Torabian
  • Kianoosh Sadigh
    Maryam
  • Kiomars Abdini
    Vater des Bewerbers
  • Anton Algrang
    Dr. Fuchs
  • Sina Dresp
    Mädchen in Umkleide 1
  • Rosa Falkenhagen
    Mädchen in Umkleide 3
  • Lea Johanna Geszti
    Mädchen in Umkleide 2
  • Christo Klahr
    Partygast
  • Dagmar Steffen-Leinberger
    Frau Frankenschmidt
  • Mina Mahmoudian
    Saba
  • Sogol Asghari Moghadam
    Neda
  • Christian Pfeil
    Lehrer
  • Tobias Pochmann
    Arzt
  • Arezou Saffari-Dürr
    Mutter des Bewerbers
  • Farhad Sahebanpour
    Bewerber
  • Hermann Schneider
    Herr Migiu
  • Rainer Steffen
    Herr Frankenschmidt
  • Morti Torabzadeh
    Herr Torabian
  • Anouk Varga
    Anouk
  • Kathrin von Steinburg
    Stefanie
  • Sina Wilke
    Tanja

Production company

  • Glory Film GmbH (München)

in co-production with

  • Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) (München)
  • Arte Deutschland TV GmbH (Baden-Baden)

Producer

  • Ralf Zimmermann

Producer (TV)

  • Natalie Lambsdorff (BR / Arte)
  • Monika Lobkowicz (BR / Arte)
  • Barbara Häbe (Arte)

Unit production manager

  • Caroline Fischer

Original distributor

  • Alpenrepublik GmbH (München)

Funding

  • FilmFernsehFonds Bayern GmbH (FFFB) (München)
  • Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (Berlin)
  • Cinéfondation (FR)
  • Beauftragte/r der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien - Filmförderung (Berlin)

Shoot

    • 28.03.2017 - 12.05.2017: München und Umgebung
Duration:
93 min
Format:
DCP 2K, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 18.07.2018, 180834, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 18.02.2018, Berlin, IFF - Perspektive Deutsches Kino;
Kinostart (DE): 04.10.2018

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Die defekte Katze

Versions

Original

Duration:
93 min
Format:
DCP 2K, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 18.07.2018, 180834, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 18.02.2018, Berlin, IFF - Perspektive Deutsches Kino;
Kinostart (DE): 04.10.2018

Awards

Deutscher Regiepreis Metropolis 2018
  • Metropolis, Beste Nachwuchsregisseurin
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