Baby (2002)

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Movie
Original title infant
Country of production Germany , Netherlands
original language German , English
Publishing year 2002
length 105 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Philipp Stölzl
script Wolfgang Kohlhaase ,
David Hamblyn
production Andreas Habermeyer ,
Thomas Habermeyer ,
Frank Kaminski ,
Hanneke Niens ,
HW Pausch ,
Gerhard Schmidt ,
Andreas Schreitmüller ,
Anton Smit ,
Ulrich Stiehm ,
Jeanette Würl
music Ingo Ludwig Frenzel
camera Michael Mieke
cut Sven Budelmann
occupation

Baby is a film from 2002 by Philipp Stölzl . The film premiered on July 2, 2002 at the Munich Film Festival . The film was also shown in Spain, where it was shown publicly for the first time in 2003.

action

Paul and Frank's wives die in a traffic accident in the Netherlands , and they move in together. The two of them raise Lilli, Frank's daughter, together. The men earn their living as petty criminals , among other things , but one day it ends in a debacle when they are discovered by a security guard. In a panic, they shoot him.

Lilli later brings home a young man named Tommy, whom Frank throws out of the apartment because of his black skin. The offended daughter then decides to take revenge on her father and begins a relationship with his friend Paul. After Lilli becomes pregnant, Frank kills Tommy, who he thinks is the father of his grandson, but Paul appears to be this father. Frank is arrested and convicted, while Paul and Lilli flee Frank to the Dutch island of Texel , but Frank later pursues them.

background

  • The film was shot from September 1, 2001 to November 30, 2001 in Germany and the Netherlands .
  • The film was only shown in cinemas on February 26, 2004.
  • Initially, the film was not intended for presentations, but due to its success at various film festivals, the decision was ultimately made to present it in the cinema.
  • The TV station ARTE was the first TV station to broadcast the film on March 1, 2005.
  • According to Stölzl, he was motivated by Marius Müller-Westernhagen to make the film.

reception

Carsten Baumgardt wrote on FILMSTARTS.de that Baby was a “remarkable cinema debut” in which Stölzl managed to portray the characters in a balanced enough way. He also credited the director for not derailing the "unusual story" . Stölzl made it possible to give the "white trash figures" enough freedom of action to be able to develop freely. In spite of his numerous negative qualities, the figure of Frank has received some “conciliatory traits” and Paul, who tends to get morally sidelined due to his relationship with Lilli, can be said to be fundamentally good. Baumgardt considered this a "rare masterpiece" .

“The NDR cinema production“ Baby ”has almost everything that makes a good German film. A solid script, very good actors and a good atmosphere. "

- quotenmeter.de

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for baby . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2003 (PDF; test number: 93 172 K).
  2. ^ Reception on Baby by Carsten Baumgardt
  3. ^ The Critics: Baby , quotenmeter.de

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