Original Title: Unter Nachbarn
Synopsis
Starting a new life as a journalist in a city far from home, David appreciates to be warmly welcomed by the neighbour living next door, Robert, a man who proves to be pleasant, yet quite intrusive. The relationship between the two neighbours takes an irreversible turn the night David accidentally kills a young woman. Robert, willing to protect his new friend, pushes him to leave the body and helps hiding the evidence. Nothing shall take away his precious neighbour from him. Not the feeling of guilt. Not the police. And certainly not a woman.
Technical Information
2011; Germany; Thriller, Psycho; 96 minutes; HDCAM-SR; 1:1.85; 5.1 mix; Original Language: German; Subtitles: English
DIRECTOR
Stephan Rick
WRITER
Stephan Rick, Silja Clemens
D.O.P.
Felix Cramer
EDITOR
Florian Drechsler
MUSIC
Stefan Schulzki
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Kurhaus Production
PRODUCER
Christoph Holthof, Daniel Reich
PRODUCTION MANAGER:
Lucas Meyer-Hentschel
David Ahrens
Maxim Mehmet
Vanessa Rafael
Petra Schmidt-Schaller
Robert Graetz
Charly Huebner
Commissioner Wagne
Helmut Ruehl
Hannes Fieser
Rainer Sellien
Head of Department
Peter Kaghanovitch
Commissioner
Anuschka Herbst
Gerd
Wolfgang Packhaeuser
STEPHAN RICK
Stephan Rick, born in 1974, works as an independent director in Berlin. After finishing school he studied at Ruhr University Bochum and then at the Film Academy in Baden-Wuerttemberg where he directed a number of prize-winning short films. His Diploma film RICHTUNG LEBEN (Towards Life) was awarded the Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis (Prize for Up-and-Coming Talent) and was also successful at many international film festivals such as Krakau, New Dehli, Poitiers etc. The new series which he developed ALLEIN GEGEN DIE ZEIT (Alone Against Time) was, among other awards, nominated for the Banff World TV Award.
Selective Filmography
TV Series
2012 Die Pfefferkörner
2010 Allein gegen die Zeit
2009 Ki.Ka-Krimi.de
2013
May 04 – 20
2012
FANCINE FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL
Nov 22 – 29 (in competition)
RAZOR REEL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL
Oct 25 – Nov 03
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT FILM FESTIVAL
Sep 27 – Oct 04
FESTROIA
Sep 21 – 30
ZABAIKALSKY INT. FILM FESTIVAL
Sep 07 – 11
KINO! 2012 NEW CINEMA FROM GERMANY
Apr 25 – 30
Apr 18 – May 06
2011
Nov 30 – Dec 04
FILMZ – FESTIVAL OF GERMAN CINEMA
Nov 23 – 27
Nov 23 – 29
Nov 10 – 13
Nov 02 – 06
Oct 25 – 30
Aug 18 – 28
Jun 11 – 19
Claude Rieffel
The director demonstrates a manic and pleasing attention to details and knows how to create an atmosphere of perfect anxiety. (…) The success of the film is based primarily on the interpretation of Charly Hübner in the role of the too attentive neighbour. His imposing stature and his voice too readily posed let the audience guess that a dangerous psychopath is hiding behind the seemingly good man, but his disarming children face collecting child soldiers guarantees him a capital of sympathy which makes it all more disturbing.
Kino Zeit
At the beginning an everyday setting is overbearing, but with time the internal tension takes over on screen and leaves no choice to the protagonists but fatal violence. Towards the end the story is full of false tracks and spectacular turns, which denote a standard of a movie better than a TV-crime thriller. There is more to Roberts character than only the psychopath next door. He seems more like a lonely weirdo, who is to clingy. Certainly Charly Hübners interpretation of Roberts character is not one of a psychopath, but a lonely guy who is supposed to deal better with disappointments in real life.
Christian Buß
Director Rick is smart enough to pay attention to the difficult emotional setting. The dialogues are short, the homo erotic undertones subtly, the actors act withdrawn.
stern.de
Dramatic, dark and thrilling.
Kino.de
This is great acting. However, the plot offers lots of surprising twists! – kino.de
Badisches Tagblatt
Debut with Hitchcock feeling!
