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Herr Wichmann aus der dritten Reihe

Deutschland 2010-2012 Dokumentarfilm

Henryk from the Back Row

Henryk Wichmann is a trained lawyer and the father of three daughters; he is also an MP for Germany’s CDU in Potsdam. This young and breezy backbencher is always ready to counter the governing coalition of SPD and Linkspartei. When parliament is not in session he travels about his Uckermark constituency. It is one of the largest in Germany, but sparsely populated and marked by high unemployment. The popular belief that politicians are becoming increasingly distanced from their constituents does not apply to Wichmann. He for one is right in the thick of things and does not shy away from the tasks that make up an MP’s daily grind: whether he is asked to sort out broken doors on slow trains, preserve the number of police stations in the remoter countryside, or make sure that certain cycle paths aren’t built because they would jeopardise the lesser spotted eagle – an endangered species. Whenever he is out on his long trips through Brandenburg’s wide open spaces he enjoys relaxing to classical music – but nonetheless, he’s often dead beat of an evening...

After his documentary "Herr Wichmann von der CDU" which screened in the Panorama in 2003, Andreas Dresen returns in his new work to explore afresh the workings of grass-roots democracy. The results are sometimes farcical and sometimes contain sardonic overtones – for after all, failure is all part of the game.

Source: 62. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)

 

Credits

Director

  • Andreas Dresen

Screenplay

  • Andreas Dresen (Konzept)

Director of photography

  • Andreas Höfer
  • Michael Hammon
  • Andreas Dresen

Editing

  • Jörg Hauschild

Music

  • Jens Quandt

Production company

  • iskremas Filmproduktions GmbH (Potsdam)

Producer

  • Andreas Dresen
  • Andreas Leusink

Alle Credits

Director

  • Andreas Dresen

Assistant director

  • Elisa Klement

Screenplay

  • Andreas Dresen (Konzept)

Director of photography

  • Andreas Höfer
  • Michael Hammon
  • Andreas Dresen

Colour grading

  • Natalie Maximova

Lighting design

  • Franz Rably

Editing

  • Jörg Hauschild

Sound design

  • Oswald Schwander

Sound

  • Peter Schmidt
  • Annett Hülsemann

Sound mixer

  • Kai-Uwe Koch

Foley artist

  • Andreas Dorst
  • Jörg Klinkenberg

Audio mixing

  • Ralf Krause

Music

  • Jens Quandt

Music consultant

  • Jens Quandt

Participation

  • Henryk Wichmann

Production company

  • iskremas Filmproduktions GmbH (Potsdam)

in co-production with

  • Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) (Berlin + Potsdam)
  • Rommel Film e.K. (Berlin)

Producer

  • Andreas Dresen
  • Andreas Leusink

Co-Producer

  • Peter Rommel

Producer (TV)

  • Birgit Mehler (RBB)
  • Rosemarie Wintgen (RBB)

Line producer

  • Peter Hartwig

Unit production manager

  • Peter Hartwig

Production manager

  • Janina Bukowski

Original distributor

  • Piffl Medien GmbH (Berlin)

Funding

  • Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (Berlin)
  • Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (MBB) (Potsdam)
  • Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (Berlin)

Shoot

    • 23.08.2010 - 30.08.2011: Potsdam, Prenzlau, Templin, Lychen
Duration:
93 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 05.08.2012, 134159, ohne Altersbeschränkung / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 12.02.2012, Berlin, IFF - Panorama Dokumente;
Kinostart (DE): 06.09.2012

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Herr Wichmann aus der dritten Reihe

Versions

Original

Duration:
93 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 05.08.2012, 134159, ohne Altersbeschränkung / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 12.02.2012, Berlin, IFF - Panorama Dokumente;
Kinostart (DE): 06.09.2012

Awards

FBW 2012
  • Prädikat: wertvoll
  • Dokumentarfilm des Monats
Filmkunstfest Schwerin 2012
  • Publikumspreis
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