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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)

Writing

Screenplay
Based on

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

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