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Cracks in the Shell

Official Selection - Competition 2011 / Die Unsichtbare / Germany 2011

The heroine of this psychological drama set in the world of the theater is an introverted, novice actress named Fine, whom, to everyone’s surprise, a renowned director casts in the main role of a student production of Camille. Fine’s new identity, which could not be further from her true self, is at once seductive and dangerous.

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Synopsis

Set in the world of the theater, this psychological drama presents a novice actress named Fine who, despite the general consensus that she lacks talent, is cast by renowned director Kaspar Friedmann in the main role in his student staging of Camille. The authoritarian director sees in Fine the wounded and complicated personality elements that correspond to his notion of the eponymous character. The sometimes cruel theater environment forces the girl to descend into the dark recesses of her very core where she is expected to find the requisite intensity to perform. Fine, who takes on a new identity to accomplish the task, thus becomes a participant in a dangerous game. The experience of watching the talented German filmmaker’s second film is enhanced by the excellent performances (especially Stine Fischer Christensen as Fine), the resourceful camerawork, and the director’s sensitivity in skillfully combining the existential level (everyday life versus total immersion into art à la The Red Shoes) with the social aspects of the film (Fine’s family crisis and her headlong effort to find love).

About the film

113 min / Color, 35 mm
World premiere

Director Christian Schwochow / Screenplay Heide Schwochow, Christian Schwochow / Dir. of Photography Frank Lamm / Music Can Erdogan / Editor Jens Klüber / Producer Jochen Laube / Production teamWorx Television & Film GmbH / Cast Stine Fischer Christensen, Ulrich Noethen / Contact TeamWorx Television & Film GmbH

About the director

Christian Schwochow

Christian Schwochow (b. 1978, Bergen auf Rügen, Germany) has worked as a writer, spokesman, and reporter for ARD, ARTE, and 3SAT television stations. In 2002–2008 he studied film direction at the Baden- Württemberg Film Academy in Ludwigsburg. After making several short student films he graduated with his feature debut Novemberkind (2008), taking several domestic awards (Cottbus, Max Ophüls Festival, Baden-Baden TV Film Festival).

Contacts

TeamWorx Television & Film GmbH
Alleenstr. 2, 71638, Ludwigsburg
Germany
Phone: +49 714 197 931 0
E-mail: [email protected]

Guests

Kim Liebeck

Christian Schwochow
Film Director, Film Director

Stine Fischer Christensen
Producer

Jochen Laube
Producer

Heide Schwochow
Screenwriter

Ronald Zehrfeld
Actor

Frank Lamm
Director of Photography

Fabian Maubach
Producer

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