The Procedure
Filmfest 2015
PT: Die Maßnahme
OT: DIE MASSNAHME
Germany 2015
Original version with English subtitles
(Original: German)
World Premiere
Director: Alexander Costea
Section: New German Cinema
Police detective Roland Prengler goes undercover in the small town of Ahndorf to investigate a murder case that has baffled local officials for quite some time. Three years ago, Lucy, a 17-year-old, disappeared without a trace. The police have good reason to believe she was murdered and they even have a suspect - Walter, a down-on-his-luck drunkard who lives at an abandoned farm on the outskirts of town. Roland's assignment is to befriend the eccentric outsider, gain his trust and get him to confess to the crime. But the deceptive friendship soon takes its toll on the experienced cop and puts his principles as a human being to the test.
Cast: Max Wagner, Aljoscha Stadelmann, Anna Grisebach, Thomas Limpinsel, Gerhard Jilka
Credits
Screenplay: Alexander Costea
Director of Photography: Thorsten Robert Harms
Film Editor: Frank Müller
Composer: Karaba
Production Designer: Clemens Lehmann, Stefanie Haas, Lena Gillitzer
Costume Design: Monika Staykova
Sound: Klaus Mayer
Producer: Alexander Krötsch, Felix Kempter, Caroline Fischer
Production Company: schöne neue filme.
Co-Producer: Natalie Lambsdorff
Co-Production Company: Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film (HFF München), Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
Director: Alexander Costea
