Up stairs

Movie
Original title	Up stairs
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	2015
length	92 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Mia Maariel Meyer
script	Marco Leberling (idea), Mia Maariel Meyer (idea, book), Patrick Wolff (idea)
production	Patrick Wolff, Marco Leberling, Mia Maariel Meyer
music	Martin Wanderer
camera	Marco Braun
cut	Anne Kliem
occupation
Hanno Koffler : Adam Christian Wolff : Woyzeck Matti Schmidt-Schaller : Ben Karolina Lodyga : Dosie Patrick Wolff : Bardo Ken Duken : Beyer Antonio Wannek : Linus Marisa Leonie Bach : Maritime Fabian Stumm : Dr. Weber Stefan Lampadius : Drunk Steffen C. Juergens : Milan Armin Marewski : Peter Hans-Ulrich Laux: Batman Leo Heim: Robert Susie Meyer: Dorle

Stairs up is a German film drama from 2015 and the feature film debut of director Mia Maariel Meyer. The film celebrated its world premiere on October 22, 2015 at the Hof Film Festival and is due to hit German cinemas on April 21, 2016.

action

The gambler Adam, who cracks slot machines in gambling halls to pay the debts of his father who is addicted to gambling, has dementia and lives in a dilapidated family house, is confronted with his 16-year-old son Ben. He didn't want anything to do with his father beforehand. The boy has now been kicked out of school, cut off from his mother and needs money. Ben gets to Bardo, who sells licenses to manipulate vending machines. This takes the boy under his wing. But while Ben learns more about his family history, his father Adam doesn't want him to go wrong.

production

The production of stairs up was financed through the crowdfunding website Startnext . The film was made without film funding or support from television stations .

criticism

Michael Wopperer from Bayerischer Rundfunk praises the way the film is made: “What would lead to an educational social drama on German television turns into a tough, authentic everyday observation that does not offer any simple solutions.” The director tells “her story is unspectacular and unsentimental ”and she“ just watches the development of her characters ”and“ lets the viewer draw his own conclusions. ”“ Instead of explaining her problem to death, ”Mia Maariel Meyer“ simply shows what happens when people enter a social and personal downward spiral - that's uncomfortable and incredibly exciting to watch. One would like more of that in German cinema. "

Web links

• Stairs upwards in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Release certificate for stairs upwards . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF).
2. ↑ Information about the German theatrical release of “stairs upwards” In: Filmstarts.de . Retrieved February 24, 2016.
3. ↑ Up the stairs In: startnext.com. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
4. ^ "Escape from funding. Do-it-yourself films “ In: Der Tagesspiegel . Retrieved February 24, 2016
5. ↑ “5 young filmmakers for the future of German cinema” In: Bayerischer Rundfunk . Retrieved February 24, 2016.