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Director:
Winfried Bonengel
Writers:
Winfried Bonengel (writer)
Douglas Graham (writer)
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Release Date:
5 December 2002 (Germany) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Gewalt. Gefühl. Gefangen. (Violence. Feeling. Being caught.)
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Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
German History X more (10 total)

Cast

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Aaron Hildebrand ... Tommy (as Aaron Tristan Hildebrand)

Christian Blümel ... Heiko Degner
Jule Flierl ... Beate
Detlef Kapplusch ... ABV Arndt
Marco Schulz ... Volkspolizist
Luci Van Org ... Elisabeth Degner

Dennis Grabosch ... Olaf
Max Richter ... Psycho
Steffen Haja ... Helmuth
Jasmin Aksan ... Margit
Jürgen Hölzel ... 1. Kneipengast
Eugen Albert ... 2. Kneipengast
Tino Floß ... 1. Wärter
Werner Sperling ... 2. Wärter
Dieter Laser ... Eduard Kellermann
Henning Peker ... Bonzo
Christoph Ortmann ... Freddy
Jürgen Lingmann ... Hagen
Harry Baer ... Friedhelm Kaltenbach
Mirco Dzienkansky ... Bernd
Frank Höhne ... Fuzzy
Maik Stöver ... Edgar
Matthias Freihof ... Stasi-Offizier
Bernhard Heinrich Herzog ... 3. Wärter
Laurens Straub ... Polizist
Pino Valenti ... Italienischer Liebhaber
Andrea Dakakni ... Bauchtänzerin
Sahin Karatas ... Imbissbudenbesitzer
Mia ... Pogogirl (as Mia.)
Inga Königstadt ... Pogogirl
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Directed by
Winfried Bonengel 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Winfried Bonengel  writer
Douglas Graham  writer
Ingo Hasselbach  book "Die Abrechnng"

Produced by
Clementina Hegewisch .... executive producer
Clementina Hegewisch .... producer
Rainer Mockert .... co-producer
Brooks Riley .... executive producer
Laurens Straub .... producer
Wiebke Toppel .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Loek Dikker 
 
Cinematography by
Frank Barbian 
 
Film Editing by
Monika Schindler 
 
Casting by
Uljana Havemann 
 
Production Design by
Thomas Stammer 
 
Costume Design by
Elke von Sivers 
 
Makeup Department
Marianne Drope .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Gabriele Niemeyer .... post-production supervisor
Gabi Scheiger .... post-production supervisor
Alexander Schmidt .... production manager
 
Art Department
Andreas Horstmann .... property master
Tom Kratz .... property master
Peter Wolf .... prop graphics
 
Sound Department
Oliver Grafe .... sound
Noemi Hampel .... sound effects editor
Michael Riedmiller .... sound re-recording mixer
Peter Roik .... foley artist (as Peter Roigk)
Dominik Schleier .... dialogue editor (as Dominik Kehl)
 
Special Effects by
Adolf Wojtinek .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Manfred Büttner .... visual effects producer
Kay Delventhal .... Inferno artist
Erich Eder .... Inferno artist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Martin Beyrau .... electrician
Hans-Werner Huhnke .... gaffer
Nadja Klier .... still photographer
Udo Luckow .... electrician
Katja Ostzegl .... assistant camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nicole Dinges .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Gernott Brettmann .... color timer (as Gernot Brettmann)
 
Music Department
Michael Beckmann .... music supervisor
 
Transportation Department
Mike Müller .... driver: props
 
Other crew
Thomas Knauf .... script doctoring
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Führer Ex (Italy) (Venice film festival title)
Fuhrer Ex (International: English title)
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Runtime:
Canada:105 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
Germany | Italy
Language:
German
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Italy:T | Germany:12 | Argentina:13
Filming Locations:
Berlin, Germany
Company:
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Soundtrack:
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13 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
German History X, 10 November 2002
10/10
Author: up_and_out from Brazil

My title above really says it all.

The film is as outstanding as is "American History X." The young lead is also. As was Edward Norton of course. The theme is very similar, and just as well developed... Characters include the older man with Neo-Nazi ideas leading young people with little or no father figures stray, the protected or protective brother figure, the strong mother figure, the jail scenes with all the violence to be expected. The list of parallels is endless.

Yes, you may have seen it all before. But this flick is worthwhile. Face it - the topic perhaps does belong more to Berlin (need I say it -the birth place of Neo-nazism) than to Los Angeles. And the Germans have finally made a film about a culture they originated, which is outstanding in many ways.

The inside look at the old GDR (East Germany) is very informative, and well told to non-Germans. Germans may think otherwise of this recurring "East German" theme, a staple plot setting in German cinema for the last 12 years with no end in sight. But even if that is old to you, there is so much to appreciate in the movie that it will not disappoint. Certainly, the lead performance by the Berlin teenager (age at the time of filming anyway) is chilling, and impactful. We watch, accompany and feel his transformation intimately. In my last comparison with "American History X," I assure you the lead in this movie is every bit as dense and intense as Edward Norton was.

Too bad it has not been shown (yet, perhaps) to more international audiences. I saw it in late October 2002 at the São Paulo Film Festival. I do definitely recommend it (my rating 10/10). See this one on the big screen when it comes your way.

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