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Amrum

Deutschland 2024/2025 Spielfilm

Amrum Island, spring 1945: In the waning days of WWII, 12-year-old Nanning fearlessly braves the treacherous seas for seal hunting, goes fishing at night, and tirelessly tends to the fields at the nearby Bendixen farm to help his mother feed the family. With his father absent, Nanning relies on his unwavering friendship with Hermann for support in times of need. Yet, as the long-awaited peace descends, unforeseen challenges emerge, compelling Nanning to chart his own course through the turbulent waters of post-war life.

One of Germany’s leading directors, Fatih Akin, directs a story based on the childhood memories of German screenwriter Hark Bohm.

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH

Credits

Director

  • Fatih Akin

Screenplay

  • Hark Bohm
  • Fatih Akin

Director of photography

  • Karl Walter Lindenlaub

Editing

  • Andrew Bird

Music

  • Stefan Paul Goetsch

Cast

  • Jasper Billerbeck
    Nanning
  • Kian Köppke
    Hermann
  • Laura Tonke
    Hille Hagener
  • Lisa Hagmeister
    Tante Ena
  • Diane Kruger
    Tessa Bendixen
  • Detlev Buck
    Fischer Sam Gangsters
  • Matthias Schweighöfer
    Onkel Theo
  • Lars Jessen
    Opa Arjan
  • Hark Bohm
    Mann am Meer
  • Steffen Wink
    Wilhelm

Production company

  • Bombero International GmbH & Co KG i.G. (Hamburg)
  • Warner Bros. Filmproduktion GmbH (Hamburg)

Producer

  • Lara Rose Förtsch

Alle Credits

Director

  • Fatih Akin

Screenplay

  • Hark Bohm
  • Fatih Akin

Director of photography

  • Karl Walter Lindenlaub

Assistant camera

  • Michael Hain

Still photography

  • Gordon A. Timpen

Production design

  • Seth Turner

Art director

  • Henning Jördens

Set design

  • Beate ter Schüren

Property master

  • Desiree Peton
  • Anja Pietruschka

Stand-by props

  • Lydia Wellbrock

Editing

  • Andrew Bird

Sound

  • Joern Martens
  • Tobias Fleig
  • Richard Borowski

Sound assistant

  • David Hasenbein
  • Daniel Rothe

Casting

  • Monique Akin
  • Jacqueline Rietz (Jugendliche)

Music

  • Stefan Paul Goetsch

Cast

  • Jasper Billerbeck
    Nanning
  • Kian Köppke
    Hermann
  • Laura Tonke
    Hille Hagener
  • Lisa Hagmeister
    Tante Ena
  • Diane Kruger
    Tessa Bendixen
  • Detlev Buck
    Fischer Sam Gangsters
  • Matthias Schweighöfer
    Onkel Theo
  • Lars Jessen
    Opa Arjan
  • Hark Bohm
    Mann am Meer
  • Steffen Wink
    Wilhelm
  • Dirk Böhling
    Jens
  • Jola Richter
    Mechthild
  • Jorid Lukaczik
    Hedi Storm

Production company

  • Bombero International GmbH & Co KG i.G. (Hamburg)
  • Warner Bros. Filmproduktion GmbH (Hamburg)

in co-production with

  • Rialto Film GmbH (Berlin)

Producer

  • Lara Rose Förtsch

Line producer

  • Matthias Voucko

Unit production manager

  • Benedikt Maurer

Location manager

  • Lasse Callsen
  • Denis Küper (Set)

Production coordinator

  • Valerie Stangl
  • Mira Fellner

Original distributor

  • Warner Bros. Pictures Germany GmbH (Hamburg)

Funding

  • MOIN Filmförderung (Hamburg)
  • Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (Berlin)
  • Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (Berlin)
  • Beauftragte/r der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien - Filmförderung (Berlin)
  • Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (MBB) (Potsdam)
  • MFG Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg mbH (Stuttgart)

Shoot

    • 22.04.2024 - 25.06.2024: Hamburg, Amrum, Dänemark
Duration:
93 min
Format:
DCP
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton
Screening:

Uraufführung (FR): 15.05.2025, Cannes, IFF - Cannes Première;
Kinostart (DE): 09.10.2025

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Amrum

Versions

Original

Duration:
93 min
Format:
DCP
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton
Screening:

Uraufführung (FR): 15.05.2025, Cannes, IFF - Cannes Première;
Kinostart (DE): 09.10.2025

Source-URL: https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/amrum_8606befa4f5b4dd8b2a2c670bc563346