No Man's Land - The Aftermath

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Movie
German title No Man's Land - The Aftermath
Original title The aftermath
Country of production USA , UK , Germany
original language English
Publishing year 2019
length 109 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director James Kent
script Joe Shrapnel ,
Anna Waterhouse
music Martin Phipps
camera Franz Lustig
cut Beverly Mills
occupation

No Man's Land - The Aftermath (Originally The Aftermath ) is a feature film directed by James Kent , which was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2019 and in selected US theaters on March 15, 2019. The film is based on a novel of the same name by Rhidian Brook .

action

British Colonel Lewis Morgan and his wife Rachael have just met again in Hamburg in post-war Germany. It is autumn 1945, the city has been completely destroyed and the Allies are working on denazification . Lewis, who is supposed to help rebuild the Hanseatic city, confiscates the undestroyed Villa Lubert, but lets the owner and his daughter live in the attic, even if there is initially mutual animosity.

production

Tralau Castle in Travenbrück

The film is based on a novel of the same name by Rhidian Brook , which was published in Germany under the title Niemandsland . Directed by James Kent. The film music was composed by Martin Phipps . The soundtrack for the film, which comprises a total of ten pieces of music, was released as a download by Fox Music in spring 2019.

The film was funded by the German Film Fund with around 760,000 euros .

Jason Clarke took on the role of Colonel Lewis Morgan, Keira Knightley played his wife Rachael Morgan and the child actor Frederick Preston played her son Michael. Alexander Skarsgård can be seen in the role of Stefan Lubert. Tom Bell plays Captain Eliot and Abigail Rice plays Pamela Eliot.

Filming began in January 2017 and took place in Prague , at the Rheinsberg train station in Brandenburg and in the municipality of Travenbrück . Interior shots took place in Tralau Castle, which was extensively converted so that the rooms look like those of a villa on Elbchaussee . Franz Lustig acted as cameraman . Bojana Nikitovic was responsible for the design of the costumes .

The film was released in UK theaters on March 1, 2019 and in select US theaters on March 15, 2019. A theatrical release in Germany took place on April 11, 2019. The film had its world premiere on February 18, 2019 in London's Picturehouse Central.

reception

Age rating

In Germany the film is FSK 12 . The statement of reasons for the release states: “Occasionally there are acts of violence , but these are cautiously staged. Even more emotionally intense scenes (e.g. when refugees are shot) can be put into the context of the story by viewers aged 12 and over and processed appropriately. "

Reviews

Overall, the film received a rather negative response from the critics.

Patrick Seyboth of epd Film writes that the adaptation of the novel The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook , which could have become a complex drama about the legacy of Nazi terror and war, about winners and losers, hatred and guilt and the inherent laws of passion, has unfortunately largely failed : "The script gets tangled up in the multitude of motifs and is not only unbelievable in many historical details, but also carelessly builds in a subplot about the attacks by the werewolves , the last Nazi fighter in the underground." The direction of James Kent can only do it seldom breathe life into the scenes, especially since Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgård simply don’t want to skip a spark, and so the film, which is always strangely sketchy, only finds a dramatic flow or too emotional depth in a very few moments, Seyboth continues.

Peter Osteried from Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kino writes that the most ungrateful role is played by Alexander Skarsgård, whose Stefan Lubert seems to be a decent man, but one doesn't learn much about him, and Lubert remains too aloof: “You should have learned more about him, maybe too Negative to increase the dramatic potential. "

synchronization

The German dubbing was created after the dialogue direction by Clemens Frohmann and a dialogue script by Klaus Bickert on behalf of FFS Film- und Fernseh-Synchron GmbH, Berlin.

actor Voice actor role
Keira Knightley Dascha Lehmann Rachael Morgan
Alexander Skarsgård Sascha Rotermund Stefan Lubert
Jason Clarke Tobias Kluckert Lewis Morgan
Jannik Schümann Jannik Schümann Albert
Abigail Rice Cornelia Waibel Pamela
Alexander Scheer Alexander Scheer Siegfried Leitmann
Kate Phillips Cathlen Gawlich Susan Burnham

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Approval for No Man's Land - The Aftermath . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 184947 / K). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ↑ http://www.goettinger-tageblatt.de/Nachrichten/Panorama/Keira-Knightley-drehen-wieder-in-Hamburg
  3. ↑ http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/06/12/martin-phipps-to-score-james-kents-the-aftermath/
  4. ↑ http://filmmusicreporter.com/2019/03/01/the-aftermath-soundtrack-details/
  5. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4128364/Keira-Knightley-films-Aftermath-Prague-beret.html
  6. ↑ https://www.filmtourismus.de/niemandsland-the-aftermath/
  7. ↑ https://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/article209927957/Hinter-den-Kulissen-mit-Hollywood-Star-Keira-Knightley.html
  8. ↑ Start dates in Germany. In: insidekino.com. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  9. ↑ https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/keira-knightley-dazzles-in-tulle-gown-as-she-leads-stars-at-the-aftermath-premiere-in-london -a4070016.html
  10. ^ Reason for release for no man's land - The Aftermath In: Voluntary self-control of the film industry. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  11. ↑ No Man's Land - The Aftermath at Rotten Tomatoes (English)Template: Rotten Tomatoes / Maintenance / Various connoisseurs in Wikipedia and Wikidata
  12. ↑ https://www.epd-film.de/filmkritiken/niemandsland-aftermath
  13. ↑ https://www.programmkino.de/content/Filmkritiken/niemandsland-the-aftermath/