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Released 9 years ago.
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My Brother Simple
2017 1h 53m DE
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6.0
MID
★6.0TMDB · 32
Drama
Synopsis
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Ben and Barnabas are unseparatable since they are small. The two of them, however, are no ordinary pair of brothers, for Barnabas, with his twenty-two years, remained mentally at the age of three.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
David Kross
Simpel
Frederick Lau
Ben
Emilia Schüle
Aria
Devid Striesow
David
Axel Stein
Enzo
Annette Frier
Chantal
Tim Wilde
Friedjof Gruber
Ludger Pistor
Frank Schöll
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Markus Goller
- Writers
- Markus Goller, Dirk Ahner
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
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Fun facts 🍿
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Markus Goller, shot by Ueli Steiger. 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 Andrej Melita. 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 Tina Freitag 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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David Kross and Frederick Lau and Emilia Schüle carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt5521594 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Only 32 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Markus Goller directs. Ueli Steiger behind the camera. Andrej Melita scores. Tina Freitag cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 9 years ago.
- 2Directed by Markus Goller, shot by Ueli Steiger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Andrej Melita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Tina Freitag shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5David Kross and Frederick Lau and Emilia Schüle carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt5521594 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 32 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ueli Steiger
- Original score
- Andrej Melita
- Editing
- Tina Freitag
- Production design
- Zazie Knepper
- Sound
- Ralph Thiekötter
- Runtime
- 113 min · 1h 53m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
- Certification (US)
- 6
Also by
Markus Goller
Production companies
Who made it
Letterbox Filmproduktion
DE
C-Films Deutschland
DE
Amalia Film
DE
ZDF
DE
Key crew
- NovelMarie-Aude Murail
- ProducerMichael Lehmann
- ProducerGünther Russ
- EditorTina Freitag
- EditorMarkus Goller
- CastingEmrah Ertem
- Production DesignZazie Knepper
- Sound Re-Recording MixerRalph Thiekötter
- ProducerAngelika Mönning
- Co-ProducerBenjamin Seikel
- Co-ProducerCornel Schäfer
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2017-11-106
