THE WEEKEND
by Nina Grosse
synopsis
After being released from prison, former RAF terrorist Jens Kessler spends his first weekend in freedom with friends from the past; among them are his former lover Inga and her husband. As the tension mounts, it takes only one spark to trigger an eruption of hostility.
international title: | The Weekend |
original title: | Das Wochenende |
country: | Germany |
sales agent: | Global Screen GmbH (a brand of Telepool GmbH) |
year: | 2012 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Nina Grosse |
film run: | 97' |
release date: | DE 11/04/2013, NL 19/06/2014 |
screenplay: | Nina Grosse |
cast: | Katja Riemann, Sebastian Koch, Tobias Moretti, Barbara Auer, Sylvester Groth, Robert Gwisdek, Elisa Schlott |
cinematography by: | Benedict Neuenfels |
producer: | Nina Maag, Nico Hofmann, Thomas Peter Friedl |
production: | Ufa Cinema, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) |
backing: | Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, German Federal Film Board, German Federal Film Fund |
distributor: | Just Film Distribution |