Suicide club
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Suicide club |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2010 |
| length | 96 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Olaf Saumer |
| script | Olaf Saumer , Martin Saumer |
| production | Olaf Saumer |
| music | Harro Kobzik, Oliver Knieps, Thomas Bugert |
| camera | Thomas Forster |
| cut | Olaf Saumer |
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Suicide Club (. Engl suicide - suicide ; club - Association) is a tragicomedy with a grotesque humor from Germany. The 96-minute film is Olaf Saumer's thesis at the Kassel Art Academy .
Table of contents
At sunrise five people with completely different characters appear on a skyscraper roof to jump to their deaths together. They don't know about each other. Their only thing in common is the planned suicide together. However, a nonsensical chain of events forces them to postpone their plan until evening and to stay on the roof. In this way, disconnected from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and city life, they develop a previously unimaginable sense of community and spend an unforgettable day together. The idea of the film is based on the novel A Long Way Down by the British writer Nick Hornby .
Reviews
“Inadvertently, 'Suicide Club' proves that black humor and touching sympathy are two absolutely suitable models for facing the worst, but they don't get along well. That Nick Hornby's hit novel 'A Long Way Down' approached the same idea years ago doesn't really help either. "
“The story is reminiscent of Nick Hornby's hit novel 'A Long Way Down', but it was implemented much more awkwardly. Five people, who have never seen each other before, meet on the roof of a skyscraper to jump to their deaths together. The awkwardly developed story and the bumpy dialogues make this suicide attempt an extremely tough affair. Conclusion: Five losers are rediscovering life: boring feature film debut. "
“It could be one of those American high-concept movies whose script can be summed up in one sentence. (...) That sounds like great drama or black humor. But above all it is damn ambitious for a feature film debut. "
“The wonderful mixture of blues and fun, refined with atmospheric and soulful music, conveys the value of togetherness and friendship in a completely non-didactic way. It's thoughtful, touchingly personal and yet always remains relaxed. A homage to life. "
“Optical anti-depressant: Martin Saumer, who wrote the script together with his director brother Olaf, has come up with a number of entanglements. Above all, the humorous aspects that he takes from the subject reveal a sensitive look at the curiosities that life brings to light, especially in its most tragic moments. "
“A genre mix of drama and comedy. In his film, Saumer combines these opposites into a unity. He does this with verve, humor and entertainment. The seriousness towards the topic is not lost. Good actors create a diversity of characters that is captivating. And the genre mix turns out to be clever. You don't leave the cinema depressed, but full of joie de vivre. "
“Touching moments and a clever script. The story of five people who want to jump from one roof to their death together has many touching moments and a clever script [...] "
“[…] Olaf Saumer and his brother Martin have created a wonderful 90-minute homage to life that is touching, that leaves you with a laughing and a crying eye. Also thanks to the excellent performance of the acting team. Great cinema despite the 'low budget'. "
“An extraordinary film! Only in the course of the film do the characters reveal their different, bizarre personalities. Serious and funny moments are balanced. An extraordinary film that vividly shows the viewer the value of life and friendship. "
“Thanks to the good template full of surprising twists and turns and a first-class cast, the film manages the difficult tightrope walk between tragedy and comedy when it comes to the inherently sensitive issue of suicide risk. The deliberate mixing of classic drama and black humor may take some getting used to for German film, because such serious topics have rarely been coupled with a clear entertainment value. But in this case the experiment succeeded (...) "
“Too long, too implausible debates about the meaning of life, too much false comfort. [For this] a lot was visually extracted from the limited resources. "
Production notes
The film is a low-budget production (50,000 EUR) and was almost entirely self-financed. The Hessian Film Funding supported the film financially (5,000 euros) and the Hessian Broadcasting Studio Kassel and the Kassel Art School provided technical equipment. The idea for this feature film came up in 1999 when Olaf Saumer read an article about Japanese teenagers who had anonymously agreed to commit suicide together over the Internet. Olaf Saumer wrote the script together with his brother Martin Saumer. In addition to directing, producing and co-writing the film, he is also responsible for editing the film. The entire team, including the actors, worked on reserve for this film . The film distribution company Kinostar GmbH from Stuttgart brought the film to German cinemas on November 25, 2010. The DVD has been in stores since June 24, 2011. After the theatrical release, the TV rights were sold to SWR / SR and ARTE. The TV premiere was on February 29, 2012 on SWR / SR. Further broadcasts took place on April 26, 2013 and September 12, 2014.
Technical specifications
Germany 2010 approx. 96 minutes 16: 9 anamorphic / 1: 2.35 - Cinemascope DigiBeta / DCP sound format: STEREO
Festivals
- 31st film festival Max Ophüls Preis (world premiere)
- 25th Independent FilmFest Osnabrück (opening film)
- 22nd Days of Independent Film Augsburg
- 34th MOSTRA - São Paulo International Film Festival (NewFilmmakersCompetition / International Premiere)
- 32nd Biberach Film Festival (nominated for "Best Debut Film")
- 8ème Ciné-Festival en Pays de Fayence, Cinéma de Montauroux , France
- 27th Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival
- 23rd exround filmfest Wiesbaden
- 7th Dubai International Film Festival (Cinema of the World)
- 10th Tiburon International Film Festival (US premiere)
- Discovery Zone - Luxembourg
- XIX St. Petersburg International Film Festival "Festival of Festivals"
- 14th Shanghai International Film Festival ( German Films Focus)
- Yerevan International Film Festival / Film Festival "Golden Apricot" (nominated for the Golden Apricot)
- Arsenal Film Festival / Riga Film Festivals
- 15th German Film Festival - Singapore ( Goethe-Institut Singapore)
Prizes and awards
- Interfilm Prize 2010: The film premiered at the 31st Max Ophüls Prize film festival on January 24, 2010, where it won the 2010 Interfilm Prize.
- CIGALE D'OR / Jury Prize 2010: At the French film festival “Ciné Festival en Pays de Fayence” on November 7, 2010 , Suicide Club received the festival's main prize, the “CIGALE D'OR” jury prize.
- Golden Hercules 2010: Suicide Club won the Golden Hercules at the 27th Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival 2010 .
- In December 2010, the German Film and Media Assessment (FBW) awarded Suicide Club the title “valuable”.
- Federico Fellini Award 2011: At the US premiere at the Tiburon International Film Festival, Suicide Club received the FEDERICO FELLINI AWARD for the best international debut film.
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Approval for Suicide Club . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , August 2010 (PDF; test number: 124 227 K).
- ↑ prices . In: public Kassel university newspaper . May 11, 2010, p. 7 , col. 5 ( Online at Uni-Kassel.de [PDF; accessed on September 2, 2018] ninth item in the list).
- ↑ a b Suicide Club. In: Zelluloid.de. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on September 2, 2018 .
- ↑ Review of the Federal Agency for Civic Education ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Suicide Club. In: Cinema . Retrieved September 2, 2018 .
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d e press. In: Suicide-club.de. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017 ; accessed on September 2, 2018 .
- ↑ Suicide Club on kino.de
- ↑ Suicide Club on kino-zeit.de
- ↑ http://www.top-videonews.de/suche/default.htm?id=6426
- ↑ Philipp Bühler: They always come down. The German comedy “Suicide Club” can't decide . In: Berliner Zeitung . No. 276/2010 , November 25, 2010, cultural calendar. Film / cinema program, p. 6 .
- ^ Suicide Club (2006-2009). In: Crew United . Retrieved September 2, 2018 .
- ↑ Orson Welles & Federico Fellini Awards ( English ) tiburonfilmfestival.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
Web links
- Official website
- Suicide Club in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Suicide Club at crew united
- Suicide Club in the online movie database