Schmitke

Movie
Original title	Schmitke
Country of production	Germany , ; Czech Republic
original language	German
Publishing year	2014
length	98 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Stepan Altrichter
script	Jan Fusek , ; Tomás Koncinský , ; Stepan Altrichter
production	Tomás Vach , ; Jörg Trentmann , ; Radim Procházka , ; Susann Schimk , ; Marc Oliver Dreher , ; Martin Ludwig
music	Johannes Repka
camera	Cristian Pirjol
cut	Philipp Wenning , ; Andrea Schumacher
occupation
	Peter Kurth : Julius Schmitke; Johann Juergens : Thomas Gruber; Helena Dvoráková : Julie; Jakub Zácek : Mayor Potuzak; Petr Vrsek : Kryspín; Lana Cooper : Anne Schmitke; Stephan Grossmann : boss; Johanka Schmidtmajerová : Julinka; Irena Lamberková : Aunt Inge; Vladimír Skultéty : Biker Mirek;

Schmitke is a film by Stepan Altrichter from 2014 based on a short story by Tomás Koncinský. The cinema release in Germany was on November 5, 2015.

action

57-year-old Julius Schmitke, a German engineer for wind turbines, feels sick and old. Since his professional success did not materialize, he and his younger colleague Thomas were sent to the Czech Ore Mountains, where they were supposed to repair the aging C 174 wind turbine. Like Schmitke, it groans under its burden and age. When Thomas suddenly disappears, strange things happen and Schmitke begins to feel the spirit of the forest. The longer he wanders through the woods, the more surprising he is that the expedition seems to be a journey into oneself.

criticism

The film service ruled that the “ film , which oscillates between comedy and subtle fantasy humor in stoic calm”, “lives from its authentic staff and an outstanding leading actor”. It is a “wilderness therapy on the trail of German romanticism as a wake-up call in the stream of unconscious functioning”.

Awards

Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2015: FIPRESCI Prize of German-language film criticism, best music and sound design
FilmFestival Cottbus 2014: Best Debut Film

Web links

Official website
Schmitke in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Schmitke at filmportal.de

Individual evidence

↑ Release certificate for Schmitke . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , September 2015 (PDF; test number: 154 133 K).
↑ Release Info. Internet Movie Database , accessed January 1, 2016 .
↑ Alexandra Wach: Schmitke. Filmdienst , 22/2015, accessed on January 1, 2016 (short review).

[FSK-1] Release certificate for Schmitke . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , September 2015 (PDF; test number: 154 133 K).

[2] Release Info. Internet Movie Database , accessed January 1, 2016 .

[3] Alexandra Wach: Schmitke. Filmdienst , 22/2015, accessed on January 1, 2016 (short review).