Hangtime - Not an easy game
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hangtime - Not an easy game |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2009 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Wolfgang Groos |
| script |
Christian Zübert , Heinrich Hadding |
| production |
Tom Spieß , Sönke Wortmann |
| music | Robert Matt |
| camera | Alexander Fischerkoesen |
| cut | Martin Wolf |
| occupation | |
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Hangtime - No Easy Game is a German feature film by director Wolfgang Groos . The film opened in German cinemas on October 15, 2009 and was broadcast on June 29, 2012 as part of the FilmDebüt series in Erste .
action
As the top scorer at the second division basketball team Phoenix Hagen , Vinz has what it takes to be a professional basketball player and is faced with the same decision as his older brother Georg ten years ago: Does he want to switch to the professional camp after graduating from high school? The decision has been made for his brother. He was denied a professional career due to the private stress caused by the sudden death of his parents. His brother should go the way he could not take.
Festivals
Before its release, the film, in addition to its premiere on was 29. June 2009 at the Munich Film Festival , the Festival Zurich Film Festival , São Paulo International Film Festival , Hachenburger Film Festival of New German Cinema and the Cologne Conference listed.
Prices
At the Munich Film Festival, Max Kidd received the German Film Award in the “Male Acting” category for his role in Hangtime - No Easy Game .
background
The film was produced by Tom Spieß and Sönke Wortmann for their company Little Shark Entertainment . Hangtime is the company's fourth collaboration with screenwriter Christian Zübert , after Lammbock - all handcrafted , the treasure of the white falcons and hardcover . Westdeutsche Rundfunk and Arte participated as co-producers in the film, which is being brought to German cinemas by Dortmund's 3L film distribution company . The Filmstiftung NRW funded the production of the film with 830,748 euros . Vinz 'Club Phoenix Hagen is a real basketball club, whose players also appeared in the film.
Locations
The city of Hagen was primarily used as the location . In addition, some scenes were shot in Frankfurt am Main . The basketball scenes were created in the Ischelandhalle in Hagen, which is actually the home arena of Phoenix Hagen. It was also filmed in the Ball Sports Hall in Frankfurt and the Energy Dome in Cologne.
Web links
- Hang Time - No easy game in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Hangtime - not an easy game at crew united
- Expert opinion from FBW
Individual evidence
- ↑ FilmDebut im First ( Memento from November 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Report on funding measures ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the Filmstiftung NRW , accessed on September 13, 2009
