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Schlussmacher

Deutschland 2012 Spielfilm

Break Up Man

Paul has an unusual job: As employee of a "separation agency", he helps people who can't or won't dump their respective romantic partners on their own. Not surprisingly, he witnesses many emotional turmoils on the job. Therefore, he keeps his distance to his own girlfriend Natalie - as his everyday experiences have taught him that overbearing feelings eventually lead to heartbreak. His routine is unexpectedly altered when he dumps sensitive Toto on behalf of Toto's girlfriend. Poor Toto can't cope with the bad news, and devastated, he clings to Paul. Unable to get rid of the unwanted company, Paul takes him along on a business trip through Germany. With Toto as a sidekick, Paul's once ordered life takes a turn to the wild side.

 

 

 

Credits

Director

  • Matthias Schweighöfer

Screenplay

  • Doron Wisotzky

Director of photography

  • Bernhard Jasper

Editing

  • Stefan Essl

Music

  • Andrej Melita

Cast

  • Matthias Schweighöfer
    Paul Voigt
  • Milan Peschel
    Thorsten -Toto- Kuhlmann
  • Catherine de Léan
    Natalie Bernier
  • Nadja Uhl
    Katharina Dreher
  • Anna Bederke
    Sarah Voigt
  • Genija Rykova
    Vanessa -Vanni- Lindner
  • Johanna Scharf
    Tatti
  • Manuela Wisbeck
    Gabriela Becher
  • Julia Hartmann
    Braut
  • Heiner Lauterbach
    Georg Adler

Production company

  • Pantaleon Entertainment GmbH (Berlin)
  • Pantaleon Films GmbH (Berlin)

Producer

  • Daniel Sonnabend (Junior)
  • Dan Maag
  • Cornel Schäfer
  • Matthias Schweighöfer
  • Marco Beckmann

Alle Credits

Director

  • Matthias Schweighöfer

Co-Director

  • Torsten Künstler

Assistant director

  • Natalie Beer

Screenplay

  • Doron Wisotzky

Director of photography

  • Bernhard Jasper

Camera operator

  • Klaus Stuhl

Assistant camera

  • Gregor Grieshaber
  • Snezana Anastasijevic
  • Konstantin Wolkenstein

Steadycam operator

  • Benjamin Treplin

Titles / Opticals

  • Lena Dickmann

Lighting design

  • Matthias Reisser

Gaffer

  • Florian Schlegel
  • Jens Philip Erlach
  • Thorge Horstmann

Key grip

  • Jan Brun
  • Hagen Raeder

Production design

  • Christian Eisele

Art director

  • Christian Pralle

Set dresser

  • Stefan Rohner

Set design

  • Christoph Merg (Set Decorator)

Storyboard

  • Raymond Boy

Property master

  • Tanja Oppel

Stand-by props

  • Mike Heubel
  • Jan Feil

Make-up artist

  • Charlotte Chang

Costume design

  • Katharina Schnelting

Costumes

  • Anika Seifert

Editing

  • Stefan Essl

Sound

  • Manfred Banach

Sound assistant

  • Dirk Schaefer

Special effects

  • Jens Dunkel

Casting

  • Emrah Ertem
  • Franziska Aigner

Music

  • Andrej Melita

Cast

  • Matthias Schweighöfer
    Paul Voigt
  • Milan Peschel
    Thorsten -Toto- Kuhlmann
  • Catherine de Léan
    Natalie Bernier
  • Nadja Uhl
    Katharina Dreher
  • Anna Bederke
    Sarah Voigt
  • Genija Rykova
    Vanessa -Vanni- Lindner
  • Johanna Scharf
    Tatti
  • Manuela Wisbeck
    Gabriela Becher
  • Julia Hartmann
    Braut
  • Heiner Lauterbach
    Georg Adler
  • Gennadi Vengerov
    Vater Sokolow
  • Bejo Dohmen
    junger Mann in Agentur
  • Nele Kiper
    Sonja Sörge
  • Paulina Bachmann
    Brautjungfer
  • Martin Neuhaus
    Herr Berg
  • Michael Klammer
    Müllmann
  • Valèrie Lillibeth
    Franzi
  • Jelena Scharf
    Lisa
  • Amrei Haardt
    Freundin vom Chef
  • Anika Geyer
    Discobesucherin
  • Richard van Weyden
    Dr. Husemann
  • Henni Nachtsheim
    Rezeptionist
  • Gerd Knebel
    Rezeptionist

Production company

  • Pantaleon Entertainment GmbH (Berlin)
  • Pantaleon Films GmbH (Berlin)

in co-production with

  • FOX International Productions GmbH (Berlin)
  • Amalia Film GmbH (Grünwald)

Producer

  • Dan Maag
  • Cornel Schäfer
  • Matthias Schweighöfer
  • Marco Beckmann
  • Daniel Sonnabend (Junior)

Unit production manager

  • Hannah Lea Maag

Location manager

  • Felix Leitermann
  • Oliver Gimbel (Motiv)
  • Christiane Zietzer (Motiv)
  • Dirk Eberling (Set)
  • Kai Hülsmann (Set)
  • Kai Siggelkow (Set)
  • Volkmar Croyé (Set)

Post-production

  • Christian Vennefrohne

Original distributor

  • Twentieth Century Fox of Germany GmbH (Frankfurt am Main)

Funding

  • Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (Berlin)
  • Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (Berlin)
  • Hessen Invest Film (Frankfurt am Main)
  • Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (MBB) (Potsdam)

Shoot

    • 20.03.2012 - 17.05.2012: Frankfurt am Main, Darmstadt, Edersee, Berlin
Duration:
110 min
Format:
35mm, 16:9
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 17.12.2012, 136463, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Kinostart (DE): 10.01.2013

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Schlussmacher
  • Weiterer Titel (ENG) The Break Up Man

Versions

Original

Duration:
110 min
Format:
35mm, 16:9
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 17.12.2012, 136463, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Kinostart (DE): 10.01.2013

Awards

Hubert Burda Media 2013
  • Bambi, Bester Film
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