MONKEY KING
Filmfest 2016
(AFFENKÖNIG)
Germany, Switzerland 2016
Original version with English subtitles
(Original: German)
World Premiere
Director: Oliver Rihs
Section: New German Cinema
How great to be a grown-up who can afford everything without any of the problems and hang-ups: Wolfi is in his mid-40s, and wants to revisit the good old days with his three best buddies in the Provence, where life is good. Little does he realizes his old chums are in the middle of growing up for real, bringing their wives and kids, and all their everyday family problems, too.
Cast: Hans-Jochen Wagner, Samuel Finzi, Oliver Korittke, Marc Hosemann, Jule Böwe, Jytte-Merle Böhrnsen
Credits
Screenplay: Oliver Rihs, Michael Sauter, Thomas Ritter, Thomas Hess
Director of Photography: Martin Schlecht
Film Editor: Andreas Radtke
Composer: Beat Solèr
Production Designer: Jochen Sauer
Costume Design: Angie Neis
Sound: David Hilgers
Producer: Jan Krüger
Co-Producer: René Römert
Production Company: Port-Au-Prince Film & Kultur Produktion GmbH
Co-Production Company: Oliwood Productions GmbH
Distributor: Port au Prince Pictures
Director: Oliver Rihs
biography
Oliver Rihs was born in Zürich 1971. He trained as a graphic artist and worked in advertising and arts before entering the film industry as electrician, AD, set manager and continuity asst. He worked as freelance contributor for BR TV news format “Quer”, then as writer and director in Berlin and Zürich. His first short film LILIEN (1998) won best short film at Locarno. His feature debut was BLACKBERRY (2001) followed by BLACK SHEEP (2006) and READY, STEADY, OMMM!! (2013).
