The King's Surrender

2014 1h 47m DE

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 26

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Synopsis

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Violent youth gangs and a police force way out of its depth. When a police operation goes awry and two policemen die, the powder keg threatens to ignite as the SWAT team knows only one goal: revenge - irrespective of the law.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ronald Zehrfeld
Kevin
Mišel Matičević
Mendes
Mohamed Issa
Nasim
Hendrik Duryn
Brandes
Tilman Strauss
Thorsten
Oliver Konietzny
Ioannis
Frederick Lau
Jacek
Bernhard Schütz
Willmund

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Philipp Leinemann
Writers: Philipp Leinemann
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Philipp Leinemann, shot by Christian Stangassinger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Max Fey 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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Ronald Zehrfeld and Mišel Matičević and Mohamed Issa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2718442 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Philipp Leinemann directs. Christian Stangassinger behind the camera. Max Fey cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Directed by Philipp Leinemann, shot by Christian Stangassinger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Max Fey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Ronald Zehrfeld and Mišel Matičević and Mohamed Issa carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt2718442 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.