Mobbing (2012)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | mobbing |
| Country of production | Germany , Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Nicole Weegmann |
| script |
Eva Zahn , Volker A. Zahn |
| production |
Uli Putz , Jakob Claussen , Anja Föringer |
| music | Birger Clausen |
| camera | Alexander Fischerkoesen |
| cut |
Andrea Mertens , Nicole Kortlüke |
| occupation | |
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Mobbing is a German film drama by Nicole Weegmann from 2012 . Eva Zahn and Volker A. Zahn wrote the script based on the novel of the same name by Annette Pehnt .
action
Joachim Rühler, known as Jo, has been organizing the city festival with his colleague and friend Markus for a long time. Both work in the cultural department of the city of Freising , which will celebrate its 1000th anniversary. Jo is the father of two children, and his son Felix will soon start school. He is married to Anja and finally wants to commit himself fully to Freising: After a long period of renting, they both want to buy the house in which they live. Like all other colleagues, Jo is already looking forward to the new boss Dr. Elke Schulz excited, who will shortly start her work in the department. After just a few days of work under Dr. Schulz, his colleagues are taken aback. An employee has to vacate his long-term office, as only his room offers space for the boss's large desk. A little later, Dr. Schulz introduced the children's choir in the program of the city festival and rearranged other program items that seemed provincial to her. The colleagues still hold together against the new boss and blaspheme when barbecuing or going to a restaurant. Soon, however, the new boss begins to specifically isolate Jo and Markus. Because of a nullity, Jo receives a warning, which is more likely to be due to the fact that he has criticized her management style. Some time later, Dr. Schulz Jo and Markus take over the organization of the city festival and hand over the plans drawn up by both of them to other colleagues who implement exactly what was planned.
Felix is celebrating his 6th birthday when Jo comes home early. He's doing badly: Markus quit, so Jo now has to “fight” alone. He is dizzy, even if the doctor friend cannot find any illness. Nevertheless, Jo is on sick leave, is lethargic, hardly gets out of bed and cannot sleep at night. Anja feels helpless. One day Jo comes home from work and seems relieved: After 18 years of work in the city administration, he was given notice without notice. The reason for this is allegedly embezzled funds, as he kept the benefit funds received in a cash box in his desk, as always. Jo files dismissal protection suit. Inaction makes him depressed and he feels increasingly worthless and apathetic. Anja suffers from the situation and tries to resume her old work as a translator. A friend gets her an assignment for the translation of a diet guide, which Jo has only got rid of. He insists that his former colleagues openly oppose him before the trial. Nevertheless, he puts all hope in the process, ignoring the feelings of his wife and son. When Anja is withdrawn from the translation job because the book has to be finished sooner, Jo seems to be happy and Anja reacts with sarcasm that her resignation has restored the social balance in the family.
In the past few weeks, Jo and Markus, who is now working in Düsseldorf, fell out. Anja secretly meets with Markus, who tells her that Jo has applied to his company and blames him for the rejection. Both kiss as they leave the restaurant, but swear not to write off Jo during the difficult time. Back in the apartment, Anja confronts Jo, who admits that he had secretly applied because he wanted to do it without Anja. Anja feels that he blames her for his failure. She tells Jo that she kissed Markus and should have slept with him. There is a fight between the two, but in the end they sleep together. A short time later, the process takes place in which Jo wins the right. He's going back to the culture department. He goes to work every day and is already planning to buy the house, but Anja no longer wants to commit. She is surprised that he now has his own department and is sitting in his own office, even though there has always been a lack of space. One day she visits the city administration without prior notice. He has been given a room in a rental container on the property of the city administration, which is normally reserved for temporary workers. Here he spends his time translating administrative regulations into French or from French - work that nobody needs and that his boss throws away unread. Anja is horrified, but Jo has resigned, even if he has kept his composure. The only thing that counts for him is that he can support his family with the wages. Stunned, Anja leaves the authorities' premises with her children.
background
Mobbing was filmed from February 28 to April 4, 2012 in and around Munich . The television film premiered at the Hof Film Festival in 2012. On January 25, 2013, it had its television premiere in the Franco-German program Arte . When it was broadcast in the FilmWittwoch im Erste series on May 15, 2013, the drama reached 3.51 million viewers, which corresponds to a market share of 12.3 percent.
Reviews
"The convincingly played (television) drama describes less the mechanisms of bullying than its effects on all those directly affected, who suffer from a loss of self-esteem and insecurity while their social position changes significantly."
“It's rougher in Germany's offices and the psychological stress increases. What this can do to our souls is shown in this incredibly precise film exclusively from the point of view of the wife - fantastic actors and a differentiated script based on the laconic novel by Annette Pehnt combine to form a clear piece of social horror that makes you shudder. "
Awards
Tobias Moretti was nominated for the Bavarian TV Prize 2013 for his leading role in Mobbing . In the nominations for the television award of the German Academy for Television , which was awarded for the first time in 2013 , bullying was considered twice: Susanne Wolff competed in the category “Best Leading Role / Female” (but lost to Judy Winter ). The prize in the “Production” category was given to Jakob Claussen, Uli Putz and Anja Föhringer. Things went better for Susanne Wolff at the German Television Award . She prevailed against four competitors and was named best actress of 2013 for her portrayal of Anja Rühler in Mobbing . Mobbing was also invited to the competition of the Baden-Baden TV Film Festival with a 3sat audience award. There was another nomination for the Günter Rohrbach Film Prize . Nicole Weegmann was awarded the Metropolis Film Prize of the Federal Association of German Film and TV Directors in the category “Best Director of TV Film” for bullying .
Web links
- Bullying in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mobbing at filmportal.de
- Mobbing ( Memento from April 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) - FilmWittwoch im Erste
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for bullying . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , June 2013 (PDF; test number: 139 443 V).
- ↑ Bullying on crew-united.com
- ↑ TV film "Mobbing" at tittelbach.tv . Retrieved June 3, 2013
- ^ Bullying. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ^ Mobbing at tvspielfilm.de. Retrieved June 3, 2013