Eisland

2021 1h 28m DE

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 3

TV MovieComedyDrama

Synopsis

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For Marko, life mainly consists of frozen pizzas and back pain. For almost 30 years, the widower has been hauling frozen goods for the company "Eisland" to the front doors of his mostly older customers. When Marko has to take early retirement due to illness, his life gets into imbalance. Thereby Marko has only one goal: his studying son should have it better one day. Lawyer or judge, that would be something. The main thing is no work where you have to wear a name tag. The decease of an old female customer unexpectedly opens up a whole new business model for Marko. Unfortunately, he reckoned without the nosy neighbors. To make matters worse, his own son also finds out about it. Marko's house of cards threatens to collapse. Then he meets his idol Roland Kaiser at the bar.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Axel Prahl
Marko Wendrichs
Merlin Rose
Steffen Wendrichs
Inge Maux
Ingeborg Meuer
Christine Schorn
Charlotte Horn
Jan Henrik Stahlberg
Rudolf Staar
Narges Rashidi
Orthopädin Amira Narvid
Pheline Roggan
Physiotherapeutin Verena
Roland Kaiser
Roland Kaiser

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ute Wieland
Writers: Maximilian Kaufmann
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ute Wieland, shot by Eeva Fleig. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Dunja Campregher 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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Axel Prahl and Merlin Rose and Inge Maux carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11905930 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ute Wieland directs. Eeva Fleig behind the camera. Dunja Campregher cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 5 years ago.
3Directed by Ute Wieland, shot by Eeva Fleig. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Dunja Campregher shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Axel Prahl and Merlin Rose and Inge Maux carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt11905930 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Eeva Fleig
Editing: Dunja Campregher
Production design: Frank Polosek
Costume design: Elena Wegner
Makeup / hair: Manuela Barnbeck
Sound: Stephan Konken
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Status: Released
Original language: DE
IMDB: Eisland (2021)

Also by

Ute Wieland

Production companies

Who made it

RI
Riva Film
NDR
DE
ARD
DE

Key crew

MusicOliver Biehler
Casting DirectorIris Baumüller
Costume DesignElena Wegner
Production DesignFrank Polosek
EditorDunja Campregher
Line ProducerBeatrice Hallenbarter
ProducerMichael Eckelt
Commissioning EditorPatrick Poch
SoundTorsten Többen
Sound DesignerStephan Konken
Sound Re-Recording MixerStephan Konken
Makeup DesignerManuela Barnbeck

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical (limited)2021-09-12· Festival des Deutschen Films Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Theatrical (limited)2021-07-03· Filmfest München
Theatrical (limited)2021-11-06· Nordische Filmtage Lübeck
Theatrical (limited)2021-09-01· Filmkunstfest MV
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