Der Fluss war einst ein Mensch
The River Used To Be a Man
A young German travels through a country in Africa. He meets an old fisherman near a river, who takes him deep into the wilderness in his wooden boat. The next morning he finds himself alone in the middle of an endless delta. Here his intimate battle with death, his fears and perceptions of the outside world begins. After days of drifting through the wilderness, he arrives in a very isolated village, far away from civilization. But his odyssey is not over yet. His continuous loss of control leads him further into a world far beyond his own comprehension. The young director Jan Zabeil and his actor Alexander Fehling launch themselves into the abyss of being a stranger in a foreign world.
Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH
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Shoot
- Kirgistan, Israel, Russland, Botswana, Argentinien
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 25.10.2011, 129986, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 26.06.2011, München, Filmfest;
Kinostart (DE): 27.09.2012
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE) Der Fluss war einst ein Mensch
- Weiterer Titel The River Used to Be a Man
- Arbeitstitel (DE) The Art of Dying
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 25.10.2011, 129986, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 26.06.2011, München, Filmfest;
Kinostart (DE): 27.09.2012
Awards
- Besondere Auszeichnung für den besten Ton
- Publikumspreis
- New Directors Award
- Förderpreis Deutscher Film, Nachwuchsproduzent, Karsten Stöter
- Förderpreis Deutscher Film, Nachwuchsproduzent , Benjamin Drechsel
- Bester Ton