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Dann lieber sterben

Deutschland 2022/2023 Spielfilm

Then I'd Rather Die

After Arthur tries to take his own life, a period of awkward conversations and silent moments begins. Everyone tries frantically to say and do the right thing. But to boot, his group of friends also has to bury a giant rabbit. Despite doubts and uncertainty, the friends finally find their own personal way to deal with everything.

Source: 57th International Hof film festival 2023

Credits

Director

  • Pauline Schläger

Screenplay

  • Pauline Schläger
  • Julius Nerlich

Director of photography

  • Marcel Reiter

Editing

  • Ivan Kolesov

Music

  • Valentin Idel
  • Paul Sies
  • Jonas Becker
  • Aaron Schirk

Cast

  • Lena Schmidtke
    Dinah
  • Arda Görkem
    Toto
  • Matti Schmidt-Schaller
    Arthur
  • Yves Jambo
    Raffi
  • Bineta Hansen
    Aimée
  • Corinna Nilson
    Kleingärtnerin Sabine

Production company

  • Internationale Filmschule Köln GmbH (ifs) (Köln)

Producer

  • Julius Nerlich

Alle Credits

Director

  • Pauline Schläger

Assistant director

  • Marie Pauline Bagh

Script supervisor

  • Linus Krömer

Screenplay

  • Pauline Schläger
  • Julius Nerlich

Story

  • Julius Nerlich
  • Pauline Schläger
  • Jana Neef

Director of photography

  • Marcel Reiter

Assistant camera

  • Kim Hausner
  • Thomas Nixon
  • Tom Elvermann

Steadycam operator

  • Devin Wahls

Colour grading

  • Marcel Reiter

Titles / Opticals

  • Marcel Reiter

Lighting design

  • Benedikt Horst Pawils
  • Henk Anton Szanto

Production design

  • Kira Thönnes
  • Lea Ditzel (Assistenz)

Stand-by props

  • Kira Thönnes
  • Wiebke Lyß (Assistenz)

Make-up artist

  • Mona Ko Ko Oo
  • Sabine Dräger
  • Hannah Abts
  • Lydia Diana Kraus

Costume design

  • Alexander Griech
  • Annika Mechelhoff

Editing

  • Ivan Kolesov

Sound design

  • Ivan Kolesov

Sound

  • Ivan Kolesov

Sound assistant

  • Mattea Steffens

Foley artist

  • Jo Fürst
  • Ivan Kolesov

Audio mixing

  • Jascha Viehl
  • Ivan Kolesov

Casting

  • Pauline Schläger
  • Julius Nerlich

Music

  • Valentin Idel
  • Paul Sies
  • Jonas Becker
  • Aaron Schirk

Cast

  • Lena Schmidtke
    Dinah
  • Arda Görkem
    Toto
  • Matti Schmidt-Schaller
    Arthur
  • Yves Jambo
    Raffi
  • Bineta Hansen
    Aimée
  • Corinna Nilson
    Kleingärtnerin Sabine

Production company

  • Internationale Filmschule Köln GmbH (ifs) (Köln)

Producer

  • Julius Nerlich

Line producer

  • Kristina Pfisterer
  • Jens Kaulen

Unit production manager

  • Julius Nerlich

Location manager

  • Anna Weber (Set)
  • Ray Bremer
  • Marie Wübbelmann (Set)
  • Lars Bürmann (Set)
  • Soraya Nsingi (Set)

Production assistant

  • Ray Bremer
  • Zeyd Candan

Funding

  • Film- und Medien Stiftung NRW (Düsseldorf) (Abschlussfilmförderung)

Shoot

    • 05.08.2022 - 11.08.2022: Köln, Wermelskirchen
Duration:
57 min
Format:
DCP, 1:2,39 (CinemaScope)
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby Atmos
Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 26.10.2023, Hof, Internationale Filmtage

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Dann lieber sterben

Versions

Original

Duration:
57 min
Format:
DCP, 1:2,39 (CinemaScope)
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby Atmos
Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 26.10.2023, Hof, Internationale Filmtage

Awards

Internationale Filmtage Hof 2023
  • Friedrich-Baur-Goldpreis, Beste Regie
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