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ERA
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Released 16 years ago.
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Cast
Paula Beer
Oda von Siering
Edgar Selge
Ebbo von Siering
Tambet Tuisk
Schnaps
Jeanette Hain
Milla von Siering
Richy Müller
Mechmershausen
Enno Trebs
Paul von Siering
Yevgeni Sitokhin
Hauptmann Karpow
Susi Stach
Gudrun Koskull
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Chris Kraus
- Writers
- Chris Kraus, Oda Schaefer
- Languages
- Russian, German, Estonian, French
- Countries
- Germany, Austria, Estonia
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Fun facts 🍿
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Russian, German, Estonian, French.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: Germany, Austria, Estonia.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Chris Kraus, shot by Daniela Knapp. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Uta Schmidt 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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Paula Beer and Edgar Selge and Tambet Tuisk carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1452297 — 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
Chris Kraus directs. Daniela Knapp behind the camera. Uta Schmidt cuts. Produced in Germany, Austria, Estonia. Dialogue in Russian, German, Estonian, French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 16 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Russian, German, Estonian, French.
- 3International production across 3 countries: Germany, Austria, Estonia.
- 4Directed by Chris Kraus, shot by Daniela Knapp. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Uta Schmidt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Paula Beer and Edgar Selge and Tambet Tuisk carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt1452297 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Daniela Knapp
- Editing
- Uta Schmidt
- Production design
- Silke Buhr
- Costume design
- Gioia Raspé
- Makeup / hair
- Kaire Hendrikson
- VFX supervisor
- Franzisca Puppe
- Sound
- Philipp Kemptner
- Stunt coordinator
- Rainer Werner
- Runtime
- 129 min · 2h 9m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
Also by
Chris Kraus
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Dor Film
AT
Amrion
EE
ARD Degeto
DE
SWR
DE
RBB
DE
ZDF/Arte
DE
Key crew
- First Assistant DirectorPetra Misovic
- Sound DirectorHeinz Ebner
- Makeup ArtistKaire Hendrikson
- Co-ProducerDanny Krausz
- Assistant Art DirectorSabine Engelberg
- Makeup ArtistKristiina Ago
- Sound RecordistBernhard Maisch
- Makeup ArtistIrene Storning
- Makeup ArtistChristina Wagner
- Makeup ArtistHelen Moppel
- Visual EffectsWilli Willinger
- Visual EffectsMario Wessely
- Co-ProducerChris Kraus
- Makeup ArtistMaarja Sild
- Makeup ArtistRaina Tamm
- Co-ProducerKurt Stocker
- FoleyManfred Folie
- Visual EffectsManfred Büttner
- Makeup ArtistCecilia Escot Mangas
- Sound DesignerPhilipp Kemptner
- Sound EditorHannes Eder
- Co-ProducerRiina Sildos
- Visual EffectsGeoff Kleindorfer
- Costume DesignGioia Raspé
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- baltic sea
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2011-01-13· Palm Springs International Film Festival
