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In Times of Fading Light
In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts
2017
Germany
feature film -
Drama
101 min.
Location shooting / Berlin story line
short description
Four generation meet in the late autumn of 1989 to celebrate the 90. birthday of slightly senile head of their family in East Berlin.
Cast
Actor/-ess
Sylvester Groth
(Kurt Umnitzer)
Alexander Fehling
(Sascha Umnitzer)
Inka Friedrich
(Vera)
Evgenia Dodina
(Irina Umnitzer)
Nina Antonova
(Nadeshda Iwanowna)
Bruno Ganz
(Willhelm Powileit)
Hildegard Schmahl
(Charlotte Powileit)
Gabriela Maria Schmeide
(Lisbeth)
Stefan Haschke
(Schlinger)
Sophie Pfennigstorf
(Nolle)
Franz Pätzold
(Student)
Sarina Radomski
(head of pioneers)
Alexander Hörbe
(Mählich)
Christian Kuchenbuch
(worker)
Pit Bukowski
(worker)
Natalia Belitski
(Melitta)
Elias Esser
(Markus)
Rike Eckermann
(neighbor)
Jean Denis Römer
(delivery man)
Friderikke-Maria Hörbe
(Anita Mählich)
Tilla Kratochwil
(Mrs. Becker)
Stephan Grossmann
(Harry Zenk)
Ronald Kukulies
(policeman)
Thomas Bading
(Dr. Süss)
Axel Wandtke
(Bunke)
Nadja Engel
(Mrs. Sondermann)
Jörg Pose
(Mr. Sondermann)
Angela Winkler
(Stine Spier)
Thorsten Merten
(Comrade Tabbert)
Tim Wustrack
(Taxi driver)
Direction
Director
Matti Geschonneck
Assistant director
Tim Wustrack
Francesco Alessandro Rondina
Writing
Screenplay
Wolfgang Kohlhaase
Based on
Eugen Ruge
(novel)
Camera & Light
Director of photography
Hannes Hubach
Assistant camera / focus puller
Alexander Preuss-Kabel
Johannes Päch
Material assistant
Elisa-Christin Knüpfer
Sarah Alisch
2nd Camera unit
Helmuth van der Wielen
Dmitry Mikhailov
(Ukraine)
Still photographer
Hannes Hubach
Lighting design
Gregor Havenith
Lighting technician
Stefan Schauerte
Simon C. Rainer
Christopher Becker
Thomas Standtke
Decor
Production design
Nicolaus Wallner
Mark Stühler
Volker Behnke
Ulrich Monty Mieves
Michael Schmidt
Thorsten Hase Grehl
Thomas Heyn
Annette Fritze
Katharina Machacezek
Adam Machacezek
Markus Korkami
Holger Birkelbach
Stefan Schmoock
Mark Goldmann
Set Dresser
Christoph Heinecke
Lucas Romeik
Jens Gaube
Ulrike Eversmeier
Frank Noack
Grit Kronacher
Jörn Lachmann
Ludwig Schult
Christian Dahlmann
Set design
Alexandra Pilhatsch
Judith Rosskoth
Julian Knaack
Sasha Drobot
(Ukraine)
Property master
Johannes Schmidt
Sophie Lübben
Stand-by props
Torsten Kuhne
Gina Neidhardt
Construction manager
Michael Däumler
Make-up artist
Grit Kosse
Uta Spikermann
Elise Tillmann
Levke Lassen
Heike Eger
Paula Leupold
Costume design
Sabine Greunig
Ulrike Dietel
(Assistant)
Wardrobe
Kati Lafin
Birgit Holm
Doris Bartelt
Nancy Géron
Nana Seemann
Production design
Bernd Lepel
Location Scout
Stefan Wöhleke
Tobias Palmer
Gernot Zeglien
Art Director
Tobias Frank
Cutting & Mixing
Editing
Dirk Grau
Assistant editor
Theo Strittmatter
Sound
Rainer Plabst
Vitalik Rozinko
(Ukraine)
Sound assistant
Arkadius Rilka
Felix Kaufmann
Sound design
Linus Nickl
Stunts
Heiko Kiesow
Armin Sauer
Helga Wretman
(Stuntdouble Markus)
Casting
Simone Bär
Ivanna Deonova
(Ukraine)
Music
Music
Evgenii Drejzin
(Berezka)
Carlos Gardel
(Volver)
Vladimir Vysotsky
(La Chanson Du Pilot)
Aram Chatschaturjan
(Maskerade, Daraus: Walzer Nr. 1)
Singer
Bruno Ganz
(Soliko)
Nina Antonowa
(Lied vom Zicklein)
music consultation
Pia Hoffmann
Christoph Becker
Production
Producer
Sarah Kirkegaard
Oliver Berben
Dieter Salzmann
Co-Producer
Reinhold Elschot
Editorial department
Stefanie von Heywolff
(ZDF)
Unit production manager
Ute Schnelting
Sasha Krasheninnikova
(Ukraine)
Location manager
Tina Bockeloh
Frauke Oelrich
(Set Assistant)
Post-Production
Laura Machutta
Fabian Kaya
Production coordination
Dorothee Hufschmidt
(as Dodo Hufschmidt)
Production assistant
Sashko Shubko
(Ukraine)
Production manager
Mario Lindner
Nicole Stein-Merkel
Set location manager
Benjamin Benjo Lange
Motive location manager
Jörg Isenhardt
Companies
Production company
Moovie - the art of entertainment GmbH
in Co-Production
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Constantin Film GmbH