Story
Ben (Frederick Lau) and his brother Barnabas (David Kross) have been very close ever since Ben can remember. Barnabas, also known as “Simpel”, is 22, but has the mental capacity of a 3-year old. Even though Simpel can be really irritating, life without him is for Ben absolutely unimaginable. When their mother dies unexpectedly, the authorities want to put Simpel in a home. To escape this fate, the brothers flee, setting out on a crazy odyssey across North Germany until they reach Hamburg – and until Ben realizes: he has to find their father David (Devid Striesow). Highly emotional and at the same time very funny, Simpel portrays an unusual pair of brothers whom nothing can separate.
Director
With Friendship (2010) and Frau Ella (2013) MARKUS GOLLER (*1969) had two big hits. Simpel is his sixth feature.Trailer
Info
Simpel
Fiction Feature
German
Kaleidoskop//FF2017
Germany
2017
113 min
OV
Markus Goller
Dirk Ahner, Markus Goller
David Kross, Frederick Lau, Emilia Schüle, Axel Stein, Devid Striesow, Annette Frier, Anneke Kim Sarnau
Michael Lehmann, Günther Russ, Benjamin Seikel
Ueli Steiger
Tina Freitag, Markus Goller
Andrej Melita, Peter Horn
Zazie Knepper
Caroline von Senden (ZDF)
Universum Film
Global Screen
Letterbox Filmproduktion GmbH; C-Films (Deutschland) GmbH
Michael Lehmann, Letterbox Filmproduktion: j.mesterknecht@letterbox-filmproduktion.de