Summary Bernd Willenbrock is a car dealer at Magdeburg, East Germany, a small but successful and well-reputed businessman who has made his way in the post-Communist society. A sympathetic wife, a nice house, a fast car, a house in the country--these are the attributes of material success that count for Willenbrock. Then, things slowly begin to move into a different direction: Although he loves his wife, Willenbrock is attracted to a young student who keeps him at distance. To do her a favor, he gives her father a night-watchman job. But one night, the watchman gets cruelly beaten by burglars. And a bit later, the burglars come to Willenbrock's house at night. This is where the illusion of a quiet, secure, and self-satisfied life reaches an end. Things start to go wrong, well-known procedures don't work anymore, hopes and expectations of all kinds turn into disappointments. Willenbrock is challenged by an increasing feeling of lost safety and control, and he must find a way to cope with that. View more details
Directed : Andreas Dresen
Written : Laila Stieler Christoph Hein
Stars : Dagmar Manzel Axel Prahl Inka Friedrich Anne Ratte-Polle
Genres : Crime Drama
Release date : Mar 16, 2005
Countries of origin : Germany
Official sites : Official site Official site at UFA.de
Language : German Russian
Filming locations : Havelberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Production companies : Studio Babelsberg ARTE Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR)
Summary Bernd Willenbrock is a car dealer at Magdeburg, East Germany, a small but successful and well-reputed businessman who has made his way in the post-Communist society. A sympathetic wife, a nice house, a fast car, a house in the country--these are the attributes of material success that count for Willenbrock. Then, things slowly begin to move into a different direction: Although he loves his wife, Willenbrock is attracted to a young student who keeps him at distance. To do her a favor, he gives her father a night-watchman job. But one night, the watchman gets cruelly beaten by burglars. And a bit later, the burglars come to Willenbrock's house at night. This is where the illusion of a quiet, secure, and self-satisfied life reaches an end. Things start to go wrong, well-known procedures don't work anymore, hopes and expectations of all kinds turn into disappointments. Willenbrock is challenged by an increasing feeling of lost safety and control, and he must find a way to cope with that. View more details
Genres : Crime Drama
Release date : Mar 16, 2005
Countries of origin : Germany
Official sites : Official site Official site at UFA.de
Language : German Russian
Filming locations : Havelberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Production companies : Studio Babelsberg ARTE Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR)
