Schlaf
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Sandra Hüller
Schlaf | Sleep by Michael Venus
DEU 2020, Perspektive Deutsches Kino
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Agata Buzek
Schlaf | Sleep by Michael Venus
DEU 2020, Perspektive Deutsches Kino
© Marius von Felbert/Junafilm
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Gro Swantje Kohlhof
Schlaf | Sleep by Michael Venus
DEU 2020, Perspektive Deutsches Kino
© Marius von Felbert/Junafilm
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Schlaf | Sleep by Michael Venus
DEU 2020, Perspektive Deutsches Kino
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Film poster
Schlaf | Sleep by Michael Venus
DEU 2020, Perspektive Deutsches Kino
With
- Gro Swantje Kohlhof (Mona)
- Sandra Hüller (Marlene)
- August Schmölzer (Otto)
- Marion Kracht (Lore)
- Agata Buzek (Waltrud)
- Martina Schöne-Radunski (Franzi)
- Max Hubacher (Christoph)
- Andreas Anke (Wolfram Schierling)
- Katharina Behrens (Bille)
- Samuel Weiss (Dr. Herrero)
Crew
Director | Michael Venus |
Screenplay | Thomas Friedrich, Michael Venus |
Cinematography | Marius von Felbert |
Editing | Silke Olthoff |
Music | Sebastian Damerius, Johannes Lehniger |
Sound Design | Stephan Konken, Anders Wasserfall |
Sound | Tim Stephan, Kevin Strauß |
Production Design | Lena Mundt |
Costumes | Petra Kilian |
Make-Up | Tatjana Kraus, Katharina Hepp |
Casting | Marion Haack |
Assistant Directors | Gesine Blanke |
Production Manager | Kivik Kuvik |
Producer | Verena Gräfe-Höft |
Co-Producer | Christian Cloos |
Co-Production | ZDF – Das Kleine Fernsehspiel Mainz |
World sales
Global Screen
Produced by
Additional information
In co-production with ZDF - Das kleine Fernsehspiel.
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Group photo
The film team at the premiere.
Schlaf · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 25, 2020
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Michael Venus
Schlaf · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 25, 2020
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Michael Venus, August Schmölzer
Whispering at the premiere.
Schlaf · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 25, 2020
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Michael Venus
Schlaf · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 25, 2020
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Verena Gräfe-Höft, Michael Venus
The producer with the director.
Schlaf · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 25, 2020
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Gro Swantje Kohlhof, Michael Venus, Sandra Hüller
The director (middle) with his protagonists.
Schlaf · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 25, 2020
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Martina Schöne-Radunski
The actress at the premiere.
Schlaf · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 25, 2020
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Martina Schöne-Radunski
Grand gesture.
Schlaf · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 25, 2020
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Sandra Hüller
The leading actress.
Schlaf · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 25, 2020
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Michael Venus
The film's director.
Schlaf · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 25, 2020
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Sandra Hüller
The actress in the Kino International.
Schlaf · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 25, 2020
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Gro Swantje Kohlhof, Max Hubacher
The actors striking a pose.
Schlaf · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 25, 2020
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Max Hubacher, Gro Swantje Kohlhof
The actors picking up the title's theme.
Schlaf · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 25, 2020
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Sandra Hüller
The actress at the premiere.
Schlaf · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 25, 2020
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Thomas Friedrich, Michael Venus
The co-author and the director during Q&A.
Schlaf · Berlinale Goes Kiez · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 28, 2020
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Film team
Flowers for the crew.
Schlaf · Berlinale Goes Kiez · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 28, 2020
Michael Venus
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Born in Jena, Germany in 1976, the filmmaker took a degree in visual communication at the Bauhaus University in Weimar. He then worked as a producer at the KiKA children’s TV channel and studied directing at Hamburg Media School. His short graduation film, Roentgen, won numerous awards and was followed by further award-winning film work, commercials and music videos. He has co-written a number of screenplays including “Cowboy und Indianer” (working title, with Karen Köhler) that was nominated for a 2019 German Screenplay Award. Schlaf is his debut feature film.
Filmography
2008 Nicht nah genug; short film 2009 Roentgen; short film 2011 Fluss; short film · Eyjafjallajökull – Tam-Tam 2015 Parasite Single – The Hunt; music video 2019 For Blood the Crowd Bays; short film 2020 Schlaf (Sleep)
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2020