Story
Hamburg in the early 1960s: Gisela Werler (Nadeshda Brennicke), 30, is a shrinking violet who works in a wallpaper factory. When she gets to know Hermann Wittorff (Charly Hübner), her life changes immediately. Hermann and his mate are bank robbers. At first, Gisela just helps out, but soon she is the driving force behind their criminal careers. She leaves the old Gisela behind and starts a double life as a mundane “bank lady”: in expensive coats and shoes, wig and sunglasses, she piles up more and more money. The papers make her into a sex symbol and the whole country is mystified: who is this woman? Gisela takes ever greater risks for the sake of her new life, her freedom and her love for Herrmann. Screening on 29.09. in attendance of: Christian Alvart (Director), Sigi Kamml (Producer), Nadeshda Brennicke, Charly Hübner, Andreas Schmidt (Cast)
Director
Christian Alvart (*1974) directed several episodes of Tatort, including the first starring Till Schweiger as Nick Tschiller in 2013. In 2010, his first Hollywood production Case 39 was shown in German cinemas.Trailer
Info
Banklady
Fiction Feature
German
Nordlichter | FF2013
Germany
2013
117 min
OV with English subtitles
Christian Alvart
Christoph Silber, Kai Hafemeister
Nadeshda Brennicke, Charly Hübner, Ken Duken, Andreas Schmidt, Heinz Hoenig, Henny Reents, Niels Bruno Schmidt
Sigi Kamml, Christian Alvart
Ngo The Chau
Sebastian Bonde, Philipp Stahl, Christian Alvart
Steffen Kahles, Christoph Blaser, Michl Britsch
Birgit Kniep-Gentis, Gabriella Ausonio
Thomas Schreiber (NDR), Sabine Holtgreve (NDR), Claudia Grässel (ARD Degeto), Andreas Schreitmüller (ARTE)
Studiocanal Germany
Global Screen
Syrreal Entertainment GmbH; Studiocanal Germany