The secret room

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Movie
Original title The secret room
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 2010
length 95 minutes
Rod
Director René Sydow
Daniel Hedfeld
script René Sydow
Daniel Hedfeld
production Christian Müller-Espey
Kulturzentrum Lichtburg e. V.
camera Daniel Hedfeld
cut René Sydow
Daniel Hedfeld
occupation

The Secret Room is a German feature film from 2010 based on an original script by René Sydow and Daniel Hedfeld , who also directed. The film was produced by Christian Müller-Espey and the Kulturzentrum Lichtburg e. V. The three adult leading roles were cast with Joachim Kappl, Heinz W. Krückeberg and Kathrin Hildebrand.

action

On the occasion of her grandmother's funeral, 14-year-old Anna-Lena travels with her father Friedrich from Berlin to Wetter (Ruhr) . Upon arrival, she meets Julian and Lutz, who are the same age and who are the son of her father's childhood friend, Ulrike, with whom they spend the night. When the children discover a secret room in the abandoned house of their deceased grandmother, they go on a search for clues to the time of the Second World War . They suspect that the grandmother kept someone there. As the film progresses, they realize that Anna-Lena's and Lutz's family history is closely interwoven and that Lutz's grandfather Rudolf is also involved in it.

Reviews

“ The secret room deals with the fate of a forced laborer in Wetter an der Ruhr in the 1940s. Linked to a kind of detective story, the result is a captivating strip that draws its strength from the cross-fading of "today" and "then". "

- Süderländer Tageblatt

background

  • The historical film is based on an idea by Daniel Hedfeld and René Sydow.
  • The film project was carried out as part of a concept funding from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia for Ruhr.2010 , which enables the Lichtburg cultural center to try out and expand new offers in the fields of camera, theater and music (KTM³) for young people within 3 years.
  • Christian Buddi Salihin from Wetter, who won the freestyle rap final in Leipzig, wrote the title track .
  • The world premiere took place on November 18, 2010 in the Lichtburg in Wetter as part of the Local Heroes Week .
  • Most of the shooting took place in the city of Wetter (Ruhr) in the Ennepe-Ruhr district

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Süderländer Tageblatt: A youth film is being made, August 3, 2010 (accessed November 20, 2010)