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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
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23 000 Lives
2026 1h 52m DE
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MID
★6.1TMDB · 83
Drama
Synopsis
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A group of young people sets sail for the Mediterranean to save the lives of refugees — a mission that puts their ideas of law and justice to the test.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Louis Hofmann
Lukas
Mala Emde
Kitty
Katharina Stark
Nina
Frederick Lau
Sören
Maria Dragus
Viola
Trevor Magaya
Lamin
Kathy Etoa
Rose
Saibon Wang
Su
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Markus Goller
- Writers
- Oliver Ziegenbalg, Michele Cinque
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Markus Goller, shot by Frankie DeMarco. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Volker Bertelmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Julia Dupuis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Louis Hofmann and Mala Emde and Katharina Stark carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt41983440 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Markus Goller directs. Frankie DeMarco behind the camera. Volker Bertelmann scores. Julia Dupuis cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
- 2Directed by Markus Goller, shot by Frankie DeMarco. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Volker Bertelmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Julia Dupuis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Louis Hofmann and Mala Emde and Katharina Stark carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt41983440 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Frankie DeMarco
- Original score
- Volker Bertelmann
- Editing
- Julia Dupuis
- Production design
- Christian M. Goldbeck
- Makeup / hair
- Skadi Lesske
- VFX supervisor
- Urs Franzen
- Sound
- Philipp Sellier
- Stunt coordinator
- Antje Rau
- Runtime
- 112 min · 1h 52m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
Also by
Markus Goller
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Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Flimmer
DE
Flute Film
DE
- SU
Sunnysideup Filmproduktion
DE
Key crew
- ProducerOliver Ziegenbalg
- ProducerMarkus Goller
- ProducerChristopher Zwickler
- Creative ProducerMichele Cinque
- Set Production AssistantWassily von Koslowski
- Script SupervisorSilvia Ladopoulos
- EditorJulia Dupuis
- Assistant EditorSandra Böhme
- Stunt CoordinatorAntje Rau
- First Assistant Sound EditorJulian Feijoo
- First Assistant Sound EditorMax Hartstang
- First Assistant Sound EditorNils Gradlowsky
- Sound DesignerPhilipp Sellier
- Sound DesignerClemens Becker
- Archival Footage ResearchMonika Preischl
- Dialect CoachErnestine Kahn
- Dialogue CoachKaroline Schürer
- First Assistant DirectorFabian Goetz
- Second Assistant DirectorTim Schaer
- Second Assistant DirectorLudovica Loda
- Third Assistant DirectorLaura Käding
- Third Assistant DirectorMichelle von der Burg
- Key Art Production AssistantMeret Wagner
- Production AssistantLea Röschmann
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- legal dispute
- refugees
- search and rescue
- water rescue
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2026-07-17· Netflix
Also known as
International titles
- 2만 3천명의 목숨KR
- 23000条生命CN
- 破浪救援CN
