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DeutschHinterland (2021 film)
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 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Stefan Ruzowitzky |
| Written by | Robert Buchschwenter Hanno Pinter Stefan Ruzowitzky |
| Produced by | Oliver Neumann Sabine Moser Bady Minck Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu Geneviève Lemal Robert Marciniak |
| Starring | Murathan Muslu Liv Lisa Fries Marc Limpach |
| Cinematography | Benedict Neuenfels |
| Edited by | Oliver Neumann |
| Music by | Kyan Bayani |
Production companies | FreibeuterFilm GmbH AMOUR FOU Scope Pictures Lieblingsfilm |
| Distributed by | Square One Entertainment Constantin Movie |
Release dates |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Countries | Austria Luxembourg |
| Language | German |
Hinterland is a 2021 Austrian-Luxembourgish crime thriller film directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky and starring Murathan Muslu and Liv Lisa Fries.
Synopsis
[edit]The film is set in Vienna in 1920, after the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Former detective Peter Perg returns home after the end of World War I, having spent years as a prisoner of war. After a series of killings of other POWs, he joins forces with forensic doctor Theresa Körner to solve the crimes.
Cast
[edit]- Murathan Muslu as Peter Perg
- Liv Lisa Fries as Dr. Theresa Körner
- Max von der Groeben as Kommissar Paul Severin
- Marc Limpach as Polizeirat Victor Renner
- Aaron Friesz as Kovacs
- Stipe Erceg as Bauer
- Margarethe Tiesel as Hausmeisterin Subotic
- Matthias Schweighöfer as Josef Severin
- Miriam Fontaine as Anna Perg
- Lukas Johne as Vorarbeiter
- Wolfgang Pissecker as Gefängniswärter
- Konstantin Rommelfangen as Sesta
- Fabian Schiffkorn as Polizist
- Eugen Victor as Portier
- Timo Wagner as Oberleutnant Krainer
- Lukas Walcher as Heresmaty
- Trystan Pütter as Rudolf Gerster
- Germain Wagner as Graf von Starkenberg
Production
[edit]The film was shot to a large extent with the blue screen technology, the scenes were mainly created on the computer.[1] In July 2021, a trailer of the film was released.[2]
Release
[edit]The film premiered at the 74th Locarno Film Festival on 6 August 2021 and won Prix du public UBS Award.[3]
Its German premiere was on 7 October 2021.[4]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74th Locarno Film Festival | Prix du public UBS Award | Hinterland | Won | [5] |
References
[edit]- ^ Franco Schedl (2 July 2021). ""Hinterland": Ruzowitzkys History-Thriller hat Locarno-Weltpremiere" ["Hinterland": Ruzowitzky's history thriller has Locarno world premiere]. film.at (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Leo Barraclough (26 July 2021). "Oscar Winner Stefan Ruzowitzky's Locarno-Bound 'Hinterland' Unveils Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Locarno Film Festival: Hinterland". locarnofestival.ch. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (7 August 2021). "Oscar-Winner Stefan Ruzowitzky on Trauma, PTSD and Political Upheaval in Post-WWI Thriller 'Homefront'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Hinterland and Rose Win the Prix du public UBS and the Variety Piazza Grande Award". 14 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- Hinterland at IMDb
- Hinterland on Austrian films
- Hinterland at Production website (Amour Fou Filmproduktion)