Synopse
Some adore the beauty of Northern Germany, others die of boredom and just want out. Ever cheerful Fuchs (Peter Jordan) is a government inspector who checks takeaway restaurants. Tillmann (Axel Prahl) didn’t make it abroad and has returned to Dithmarschen a depressed alcoholic. Fuchs dreams of a relocation to Hamburg. He senses an opportunity to prove his worth when misanthrope Tillmann is assigned as his colleague. A classic buddy movie on a tour de force through East Frisia’s gastronomy.
Regie
After studying film in Cologne. LARS JESSEN (*1969) has directed TV series and films for TV and cinema, e.g. Der Tag an dem Bobby Ewing starb (2005).
Info
Original Title: Die Schimmelreiter
Category: Feature
Section: Nordlichter
Version & Subtitles: German OV
Director: Lars Jessen
Screenplay: Ingo Haeb
Cast/Protagonists: Peter Jordan, Axel Prahl, Katharina Wackernagel
Production country: Germany
Year of Production: 2008
Length: 100 min
Producer: Elke Peters
Production company: Neue Mira Filmproduktion GmbH
Cinematography: Michael Tötter
Editor: Marcel Peragine
Music: Jakob Friderichs
Production Design: Heike Lauer
World Sales: Transit Film GmbH
Distributor: Susanne Schumann




