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Wir sind die Nacht

Deutschland 2009/2010 Spielfilm

We Are the Night

Lena is 20 years old and lives in Berlin. Without a job, she barely gets by and resorts to small-time robbery. One night at an illegal club, she makes the acquaintance of mysterious owner Louise. Louise turns out to be several centuries old – since she is the leader of an all-girl vampire trio, which also includes elegant Charlotte and exuberant Nora. Louise falls in love with Lena and turns her into an immortal. At first, the newborn vampire enjoys the luxuries, parties and seemingly unlimited freedom. But soon the bloody consequences of this existence start to burden her conscience. When she eventually falls for police officer Tom Serner, who is investigating the vampire-related deaths, things completely spin out of control.

 

Credits

Director

  • Dennis Gansel

Screenplay

  • Jan Berger

Director of photography

  • Torsten Breuer

Editing

  • Ueli Christen

Music

  • Heiko Maile

Cast

  • Karoline Herfurth
    Lena
  • Nina Hoss
    Louise
  • Jennifer Ulrich
    Charlotte
  • Anna Fischer
    Nora
  • Max Riemelt
    Kommissar Tom Serner
  • Arved Birnbaum
    Kommissar Lummer
  • Steffi Kühnert
    Lenas Mutter
  • Jochen Nickel
    Lenas Bewährungshelfer
  • Senta Dorothea Kirschner
    Spusi Frau
  • Waléra Kanischtscheff
    Wasja

Production company

  • Rat Pack Filmproduktion GmbH (München)

Producer

  • Christian Becker

Alle Credits

Director

  • Dennis Gansel

Assistant director

  • Manuel Kreuzpaintner

Script supervisor

  • Jan Birka

Screenplay

  • Jan Berger

Translation

  • Collin McMahon

Director of photography

  • Torsten Breuer

Assistant camera

  • Won-Suk Park
  • Alexander von Wasielewski

2nd Camera unit

  • Philip Peschlow

Steadycam operator

  • Sebastian Meuschel

Optical effects

  • Alex Lemke (VFX Supervisor)
  • Dirk Lange

Still photography

  • Marco Nagel

Lighting design

  • Fred Dombrowka

Gaffer

  • Sandro Kieburg

Key grip

  • Robert Wedemeyer
  • Hannes Tröger

Art director

  • Ralf Schreck

Production design

  • Matthias Müsse

Set dresser

  • Manuel Hess

Set design

  • Tilman Lasch (Set Decorator)
  • Gabriele Roß (Set Decorator)

Prop master

  • Simon Weisse (Propbuilding)

Property master

  • Simon Blum

Stand-by props

  • Claude Garnier

Construction manager

  • Helko Klünder
  • Roman Berger

Make-up artist

  • Irina Tübbecke-Bechem
  • Georg Korpás
  • Dörte Dobkowitz

Costume design

  • Anke Winckler

Costumes

  • Diana Dietrich

Editing

  • Ueli Christen

Sound

  • Roman Schwartz

Sound assistant

  • Moritz Schreiner

Foley artist

  • Max Bauer

Stunt co-ordinator

  • Rainer Werner

Stunts

  • Oliver Fritsche

Music

  • Heiko Maile

Cast

  • Karoline Herfurth
    Lena
  • Nina Hoss
    Louise
  • Jennifer Ulrich
    Charlotte
  • Anna Fischer
    Nora
  • Max Riemelt
    Kommissar Tom Serner
  • Arved Birnbaum
    Kommissar Lummer
  • Steffi Kühnert
    Lenas Mutter
  • Jochen Nickel
    Lenas Bewährungshelfer
  • Senta Dorothea Kirschner
    Spusi Frau
  • Waléra Kanischtscheff
    Wasja

Production company

  • Rat Pack Filmproduktion GmbH (München)

in association with

  • Celluloid Dreams (Berlin)

Producer

  • Christian Becker

Line producer

  • Oliver Nommsen
  • Bernhard Thür

Unit production manager

  • Ulrike Fauth

Location manager

  • Natalie Clausen
  • Franziska Strutz-Zander (Motiv)
  • Sandro Silva (Set)

Original distributor

  • Constantin Film Verleih GmbH (München)

Funding

  • FilmFernsehFonds Bayern GmbH (FFFB) (München)
  • Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (MBB) (Potsdam)
  • Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (Berlin)
  • Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (Berlin)

Shoot

    • 11.10.2009 - 16.12.2009: Berlin
Duration:
2742 m, 100 min
Format:
35mm
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 18.10.2010, 124446, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Kinostart (DE): 28.10.2010;
TV-Erstsendung (DE): 14.07.2013, ProSieben

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Wir sind die Nacht

Versions

Original

Duration:
2742 m, 100 min
Format:
35mm
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 18.10.2010, 124446, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Kinostart (DE): 28.10.2010;
TV-Erstsendung (DE): 14.07.2013, ProSieben

Awards

FBW 2010
  • Prädikat: besonders wertvoll
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