The Ethiopian
Filmfest 2015
(Der Äthiopier)
Ethiopia, Germany 2015
Original version with German subtitles
(Original: Amharic, German)
World Premiere
Director: Tim Trageser
Section: New German TV Movies
For Frank Michalka life is just one endless humiliation until he gets a second chance in Ethiopia and decides to start all over again. A new life. But he's soon forced to return to Germany and ends up back where he came from: being a bank robber. After the robbery he just sits down in the middle of a crowded square near the bank and waits for the police to arrest him. After being taken into custody, Frank almost cracks up – until Sophie Kleinschmidt, a young attorney takes his case and prompts her boss and Frank's court-appointed lawyer to adapt a truly exceptional defense strategy.
Production Notes
Based on a short story from the bestselling work of fiction 'Crime: Stories' by Ferdinand von Schirach, one of Germany's most prominent defence attorneys.
Cast: Jürgen Vogel, Sayat Demissie, Paula Kalenberg, Thomas Thieme, Nina Proll
Credits
Screenplay: Heinrich Hadding
Original Material: Ferdinand von Schirach
Director of Photography: Eckhard Jansen
Film Editor: Gisela Castronari-Jaensch
Composer: Andreas Weidinger
Production Designer: Claus Kottmann, Emelia Weavind
Costume Design: Annegret Stössel
Sound: Olav Gross, Oliver Jergis
Producer: Oliver Berben, Günter Rohrbach
Production Company: Moovie GmbH
World Sales: Beta Film GmbH
Director: Tim Trageser
Editor: Claudia Grässel (ARD Degeto), Dr. Barbara Buhl (WDR), Sascha Schwingel (ARD Degeto)
TV channel: ARD Degeto, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
