screening format
DCP
aspect ratio
2.35:1 (CinemaScope)
sound format
Dolby Surround
languages
Englisch, Deutsch, Russisch
Subtitles
Englisch, Deutsch
screening format
Media File (ProRes, mp4, mov)
aspect ratio
2.35:1 (CinemaScope)
sound format
Dolby Surround
languages
Englisch, Deutsch, Russisch
Subtitles
Englisch, Deutsch
During a stormy night of grave political crisis, an interpreter has a nervous breakdown. Young diplomat Konrad Gelb is recruited to step in and interpret between the two conflicting superpower leaders. Strangely enough it is now his responsibility to balance two oversized egos and protect the world from war.
director
Andrej Gontcharov
Cast
Alexander Khuon, Dieter Wardetzky, Matthew Burton
Editing
Andrej Gontcharov
Script
Andrej Gontcharov
DOP
Julian Landweer
Production
David Keitsch
Sound Design
Tom Dittrich
film school
Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
Festivals
2014
Camerimage International Film Festival, Torun, Poland
(Golden Tadpole)
2014
Camerimage International Film Festival, Torun, Poland
(Polish Filmmakers Association Award)
2014
LA Shorts International Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA
(Best Drama)
2014
Montreal World Film Festival, Canada
(1st Prize (Student Fims))
2014
Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival, Ukraine
(Best Student Film)
Production
- Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
- Anna Laura Wenzel
- Potsdamer Str. 2
- 10785 Berlin
- +49 30 25759152
- http://www.dffb.de
Distribution
- Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
- Anna Laura Wenzel
- Potsdamer Str. 2
- 10785 Berlin
- +49 30 25759152
- http://www.dffb.de
Sales
- Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
- Anna Laura Wenzel
- Potsdamer Str. 2
- 10785 Berlin
- +49 30 25759152
- http://www.dffb.de
School
- Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
- Friedrich-Krause-Ufer 19
- 13353 Berlin
- http://www.dffb.de
Andrej Gontcharov
Born 1986 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz today);
various film-related jobs and director of commercials for adidas, IKEA a.o.;
since 2008 studies film directing at the German Film and Television Academy