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Same Same But Different

Deutschland 2008/2009 Spielfilm

A journey from the heart of darkness to the heart of lightness: It was just one night after the club. It became tender love. And suddenly a matter of survival.

"Same Same But Different" tells an unusual, modern love story. A young German falls for a Cambodian girl and stays by her side, even though she is HIV positive. Based on the true story of Benjamin Pruefer and Sreykeo Sorvan.

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH

 

Credits

Director

  • Detlev Buck

Screenplay

  • Ruth Toma

Director of photography

  • Jana Marsik

Editing

  • Dirk Grau

Music

  • Konstantin Gropper

Cast

  • David Kross
    Benjamin
  • Apinya Sakuljaroensuk
    Sreykeo
  • Stefan Konarske
    Ed
  • Mario Adorf
    Verlagsleiter Herr Beehr
  • Jens Harzer
    Henry, Bens Bruder
  • Michael Ostrowski
    Alex
  • Wanda Badwal
    Lilli
  • Charly Hübner
    Hajo Schober
  • Olli Dittrich
    Bens Vater
  • Gilla Cremer
    Bens Mutter

Production company

  • Boje Buck Produktion GmbH (Berlin)

Producer

  • Claus Boje

Alle Credits

Director

  • Detlev Buck

Assistant director

  • Christine Rogoll

Dialogue editor

  • Thaima Aoi Rainee

Script supervisor

  • Silke Werner

Screenplay

  • Ruth Toma

based on

  • Benjamin Prüfer (Autobiografie)

Script editor

  • Wenka von Mikulicz

Director of photography

  • Jana Marsik

Assistant camera

  • Joachim Haller
  • Frank Thoms

Clapper loader

  • Lisa Caroline Cohrs
  • Nina Johannsen

2nd Camera unit

  • Detlev Buck
  • Joachim Haller
  • Frank Thoms

Optical effects

  • Michael Brink
  • Dennis Rettkowski

Still photography

  • Christian Hüning (Hamburg)
  • Ryan Plummer (Crew Kambodscha)

Titles / Opticals

  • Lena Dickmann

Lighting design

  • Florian Kronenberger

Gaffer

  • Felix Weddige
  • Sipanarat Prak (Kambodscha)
  • Pilot Houn (Kambodscha)
  • Azman Bin Mat Saat (Malaysia)
  • Sharulnizam B. Ahmad (Malaysia)
  • Thijs-Johannes Wagelaar (Hamburg)
  • Henning Blum (Hamburg)
  • Stefan Bräsen (Hamburg)

Key grip

  • Klaus Witt
  • Lukasz Wyszkowski
  • Cha Chin Choi (Assistenz Malaysia)
  • Oliver Hübner (Assistenz Hamburg)

Set design

  • Udo Kramer (Szenenbild)
  • Maja Lena Pastor (Art Director)

Property master

  • Beate ter Schüren (Hamburg)
  • Bryan Ng Yoong Seng (Malaysia)

Stand-by props

  • Franziska Bolze

Make-up artist

  • Barbara Kreuzer
  • Alexandra Lebedynski

Costume design

  • Bisrat Negasi
  • Juliane Maier (Assistenz + Supervision)
  • Stella Belli (Aissistenz)

Costumes

  • Ute Rohrbeck

Editing

  • Dirk Grau

Assistant editor

  • Erik Dornblut

Sound editor

  • Anton Feist (Dialoge)

Sound design

  • Christian Conrad
  • Dominik Schleyer

Sound

  • Paul Oberle

Sound assistant

  • Christian Lutz

Sound engineer

  • Constanze Semling

Synch sound

  • Guido Schwarz
  • Shadil Amesbutr
  • Daniel Iribarren

Foley artist

  • Jörg Klinkenberg
  • Tonstudio Hanse Warns (Berlin)

Audio mixing

  • Detlef A. Schitto
  • Martin Steyer
  • Florian Niederleithinger
  • Lars Ginzel

Stunts

  • Daniel Ringwald

Casting

  • Wenka von Mikulicz

Music

  • Konstantin Gropper

Music consultant

  • Charlotte Goltermann

Cast

  • David Kross
    Benjamin
  • Apinya Sakuljaroensuk
    Sreykeo
  • Stefan Konarske
    Ed
  • Mario Adorf
    Verlagsleiter Herr Beehr
  • Jens Harzer
    Henry, Bens Bruder
  • Michael Ostrowski
    Alex
  • Wanda Badwal
    Lilli
  • Charly Hübner
    Hajo Schober
  • Olli Dittrich
    Bens Vater
  • Gilla Cremer
    Bens Mutter
  • Anne Müller
    Praktikantin Claudia
  • Paul Oberle
    Paul
  • Anatole Taubman
    Hotel Manager
  • Daniel Nocke
    Herr Müllerhofen
  • Michael Glawogger
    Gala Diner Gast
  • Wenka von Mikulicz
    Jutta
  • Constanze Becker
    Sibylle
  • Jan Niklas Berg
    Chris
  • Marie Jung
    Regula
  • Lucile Charlemagne
    Marie
  • Julia Primus
    Vanessa
  • Ok Sokha
    Sreykeos Mutter
  • Em Boun Nat
    Sreykeos Vater

Production company

  • Boje Buck Produktion GmbH (Berlin)

in co-production with

  • Biscuit Films (Kuala Lumpur)

in association with

  • Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) (Hamburg)

Producer

  • Claus Boje

Producer (TV)

  • Jeanette Würl (Norddeutscher Rundfunk [NDR])

Line producer

  • Jan Brandt
  • Martin Rohrbeck
  • Sonja Schmitt
  • Christian Littmann

Production supervisor

  • Dominik Schleier (Ton Schnitt)
  • Christian Conrad (Ton Schnitt)

Location manager

  • Julia Klusendick (Deutschland)
  • Cheap Sovichea (Kambodscha)
  • Nicholas Wong (Malaysia)
  • Samy Eng (Motiv (Kambodscha))
  • Julia Golembiowski (Set (Kambodscha))
  • Sakara Khek (Set (Kambodscha))
  • Arne Kiefer (Studio)
  • Gerhard Spring (Studio)

Production assistant

  • Kirstin Wille

Production coordinator

  • Steffi Hennig

Post-production

  • Niels Rinke
  • Johanna Sommer

Production manager

  • Brigitte Kefer

Original distributor

  • Delphi Filmverleih GmbH (Berlin)

Funding

  • Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein GmbH (FFHSH) (Hamburg)
  • Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (Berlin)
  • Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (Berlin)
  • Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (MBB) (Potsdam)
  • Media Programm der EU (Brüssel)

Shoot

    • 19.11.2008 - 26.01.2009: Hamburg, Kambodscha, Malaysia
Duration:
100 min
Format:
Super16mm - Blow-Up 35mm, 1:2,35
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby SR
Screening:

Uraufführung (CH): 13.08.2009, Locarno, IFF - Wettbewerb;
Kinostart (DE): 21.01.2010

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Same Same But Different

Versions

Original

Duration:
100 min
Format:
Super16mm - Blow-Up 35mm, 1:2,35
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby SR
Screening:

Uraufführung (CH): 13.08.2009, Locarno, IFF - Wettbewerb;
Kinostart (DE): 21.01.2010

Awards

FBW 2010
  • Prädikat: besonders wertvoll
Bayerischer Filmpreis 2010
  • Beste Bildgestaltung
Film Festival Locarno 2009
  • Variety Piazza Grande Award
Source-URL: https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/same-same-but-different_6ac3ba9e2f1d7c81e040007f01007157