Synopse
Tilman König’s new film is a moving tragicomedy about fatherly love and conspiracy dynamics. André, a bon vivant, drifts through a hot summer in Leipzig between old bits of electronic equipment and no work. While his beloved neighbourhood is slowly disappearing due to rent hikes and gentrification, André clings to the past. When his ex-wife then hands over their extremely focussed daughter Jana for the summer, worlds collide. Everything changes when André is asked to do the sound for a particular conference and father and daughter are confronted with the fact that the dubious conference organiser is predicting nothing less than the imminent collapse of the system.
Regie
Tilman König is a director from Leipzig who works at the intersection of documentary and fiction. In 2024, he was nominated for the Grimme Award for his documentary film König hört auf. He enjoys working with non-professional actors and, wherever possible, sets his stories in real locations.
Akkreditiertenvorstellungen
25.09.2026 10:00 Uhr
Metropolis
Info
Original Title: Der große Zusammenbruch
International Title: The Great Collapse
Category: Feature
Section: Große Freiheit
Version & Subtitles: German OV with English subtitles
Director & Screenplay: Tilman König
Cast/Protagonists: Thorsten Merten, Carla von Bodelschwingh, Hanna Schygulla (als Gast), Dorothea Arnold, Martina Krompholz, Eduard Burza, André Kauper, Maximilian Herold, Matthias Paul Kuhn, Gabriele Fäller, Ralph Hönicke
Production country: Germany
Year of Production: 2026
Length: 96 min
Producer: Martin Rohé, Dietmar Güntsche, Tilman König, Karl-Friedrich König
Production company: Neue Bioskop Film Leipzig, 2Könige Film
Cinematography: Johannes Praus
Sound: Frank Schubert, Christoph Fleischer
Editor: Carlotta Kittel, Tilman König
Music: Antimo Sorgente
Production Design: Anna Mangelsdorf
Costume Design: Anna Karolina Kaczmarczyk
Commissioning Editor: Adrian Paul / MDR
Distributor: Weltkino Filmverleih
Kontakt: Eva Hahn / Weltkino Filmverleih, Marek Bringezu / Weltkino Filmverleih
