Mission Sputnik Germany, Belgium, Czech Republic 2013 | 82 min | OV | Colour | FF 2013
Markus Dietrich
Markus Dietrich (*1979) studied theatre sciences in Berlin and media in Weimar. He is co-founder of the production company Gruppe Weimar. His shorts Outsourcing and Teleportation won several prizes. Sputnik is his debut feature.
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RECOMMENDED FROM AGE 8: East Germany, autumn 1989: 10-year old Rike is dumbstruck when her favourite uncle Mike leaves for West Berlin. The technology-obsessed girl cannot accept that she can't see him any more. Inspired by her favourite TV programme Spaceship Interspace, she designs a teleportation machine with her best friends Fabian and Jonathan to bring Mike back. But something goes wrong and suddenly all the grown-ups in the village disappear! An exciting retelling of the events of 9th November 1989, seen through the eyes of both children and adults.Screening on 03.10. in attendance of:
Markus Dietrich (Director), Devid Striesow, Yvonne Catterfeld, Flora Thiemann, Luca Johannsen, Emil von Schönfels, Finn Fiebig, Maxim Mehmet, Andy Gätjen, Jacob Matschenz (Cast)
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Original title: Sputnik
Film type: Fiction Feature
Original language: German
Section: Michel
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Language and subtitles: OV
Director: Markus Dietrich
Screenplay: Markus Dietrich
Cast: Flora Li Thiemann, Devid Striesow, Yvonne Catterfeld, Andreas Schmidt
Producer: Marcel Lenz, Dorothe Beinemeier, Guido Schwab, Leontine Petit, Joost de Vries
Director of Photography: Philipp Kirsamer
Music: Jan P. Muchow
Production Design: Lutz Hornig
Editor: Sebastian Thümler, Andreas Baltschun
Sound: 0
Costume design:
Commissioning Editor: Christa Streiber, Astrid Plenk (MDR), Ole Kampovski (NDR)
Format: dcp
Printsource:
German Distributor: MFA+ Filmdistribution
World Sales: Attraction Distribution
Production: Ostlicht Filmproduktion, Hamster Film, A Private View, Negativ Film Productions
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