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Released 20 years ago.
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Grave Decisions
2006 1h 45m DE
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7.1
SOLID
★7.1TMDB · 122
DramaComedy
Synopsis
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In this black comedy set in small-town Bavaria, 11-year-old Sebastian thinks you can never be too young to be a murderer. He's convinced that he killed his mother on the day he was born and is certain he's already been condemned to purgatory. Deciding he might be able to knock off a few years of his sentence by doing good deeds, Sebastian sets out to find a wife for his father Lorenz. When Lorenz and Sebastian's schoolteacher Veronika fall madly in love with each other, it seems the heavens must be smiling. There's just one hitch: Veronika is married.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Markus Krojer
Sebastian
Fritz Karl
Lorenz
Jürgen Tonkel
Alfred
Jule Ronstedt
Veronika
Saskia Vester
Ms. Kramer
Franz Xaver Brückner
Franz
Johann Schuler
Graudinger
Sepp Schauer
Proske
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Marcus H. Rosenmüller
- Writers
- Marcus H. Rosenmüller, Christian Lerch
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
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Directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller, shot by Stefan Biebl. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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Original score by Gerd Baumann. 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 Susanne Hartmann 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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Markus Krojer and Fritz Karl and Jürgen Tonkel carry the top of the cast.
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IMDB entry: tt0780180 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Marcus H. Rosenmüller directs. Stefan Biebl behind the camera. Gerd Baumann scores. Susanne Hartmann cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 20 years ago.
- 2Directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller, shot by Stefan Biebl. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Gerd Baumann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Susanne Hartmann shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Markus Krojer and Fritz Karl and Jürgen Tonkel carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0780180 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Classified under 12 themes, including "suicide attempt", "loss of loved one", "radio station", "radio presenter".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Stefan Biebl
- Original score
- Gerd Baumann
- Editing
- Susanne Hartmann
- Production design
- Michael Köning
- Costume design
- Stefanie Bruhn
- Makeup / hair
- Sandra Lipps
- Sound
- Frank Hoyer
- Runtime
- 105 min · 1h 45m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
- Certification (US)
- 6
Also by
Marcus H. Rosenmüller
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Roxy Film
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Key crew
- Costume DesignStefanie Bruhn
- EditorSusanne Hartmann
- CastingNessie Nesslauer
- Sound DesignerFrank Hoyer
- Sound DesignerPeter Kovarik
- ProducerAnnie Brunner
- ProducerAndreas Richter
- ProducerUrsula Woerner
- Production DesignMichael Köning
- Makeup ArtistSandra Lipps
- Makeup ArtistMichaela Häusler
- Makeup ArtistGeorg Korpas
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- suicide attempt
- loss of loved one
- radio station
- radio presenter
- bavaria, germany
- last judgment
- dark comedy
- swamp
- radio transmission
- shenanigan
- single
- teacher
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2006-08-176
