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ERA
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Released 10 years ago.
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Your Children
2016 2h 10m DE
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6.9
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6.3
IMDB
★6.9TMDB · 12★6.3IMDB · 176
TV MovieThrillerDrama
Synopsis
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Anja and Frank are enjoying their family vacation sailing on the Baltic Sea. Anja leaves their two young children alone on the boat for just a moment and when she returns, they are nowhere to be found.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Fabian Busch
Klaus Mendt
Marleen Lohse
Anja Mendt
Matthias Brandt
Bernd Peters
Manfred Zapatka
Herbert Winter
Bernhard Schütz
Werner Kempin
Christina Große
Bentja Vogt
Hannes Wegener
Christoph Ninnemann
Georg Arms
Finn Mendt
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Marco Kreuzpaintner
- Writers
- Holger Karsten Schmidt
- 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 Marco Kreuzpaintner, shot by Peter Krause. 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 Moritz Denis. 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 Claus Wehlisch 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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Fabian Busch and Marleen Lohse and Matthias Brandt carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt5141822 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Marco Kreuzpaintner directs. Peter Krause behind the camera. Moritz Denis scores. Claus Wehlisch cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 10 years ago.
- 2Directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner, shot by Peter Krause. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Moritz Denis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Claus Wehlisch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Fabian Busch and Marleen Lohse and Matthias Brandt carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt5141822 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Peter Krause
- Original score
- Moritz Denis
- Editing
- Claus Wehlisch
- Production design
- Detlef Provvedi
- Costume design
- Gudrun Leyendecker
- Stunt coordinator
- Martin Goeres
- Runtime
- 130 min · 2h 10m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
- IMDB rating
- 6.3/10 · 176 votes
Awards
2 nominations
Also by
Marco Kreuzpaintner
Production companies
Who made it
Neue Deutsche Filmgesellschaft
DE
ARD Degeto
DE
Key crew
- Sound Effects EditorCharlotte Lewis
- Second Unit DirectorMartin Goeres
- Special Effects SupervisorMartin Goeres
- Sound MixerDominik Raetz
- GafferRon Rakowski
- Unit ManagerBarbara Hegedüs
- Production DriverChristian Sonnberger
- Stunt CoordinatorMartin Goeres
- Stunt DriverMartin Goeres
- EditorClaus Wehlisch
- CastingIris Baumüller
- Costume DesignGudrun Leyendecker
- ProducerHans-Hinrich Koch
- CastingStephen Sikder
- Production DesignDetlef Provvedi
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- sailboat
- kidnapping
- stasi
- sibling
- revenge murderer
- father son relationship
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2016-10-05· Hamburg Film Festival
- TV2017-10-07
Also known as
International titles
- Mein sind deine KinderDE
- Rendez moi mes enfantsFR
