A film by Valeska Grisebach. "Western" celebrated its world premiere in The Official Selection of The Cannes Film Festival 2017 - Un Certain Regard
A group of German construction workers start a tough job at a remote site in the Bulgarian countryside. The foreign land awakens the men's sense of adventure, but they are also confronted with their own prejudice and mistrust due to the language barrier and cultural differences. The stage is quickly set for a showdown when men begin to compete for recognition and favor from the local villagers.
Komplizen Film (Germany) in co-production with Chouchkov Brothers (Bulgaria), Coop99 (Austria), KNM and ZDF-Das Kleine Fernsehspiel, in collaboration with Arte; Funded by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Minister of State for Culture and Media, MDM Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, German Federal Film Fund, Bulgarian National Film Center, Austrian Film Institute, Media, German Federal Film Board.
Meinhard
Meinhard Neumann
Vincent
Reinhardt Wetrek
Adrian
Syuleyman Alilov Letifov
Veneta
Veneta Frangova
Vyara
Vyara Borisova
Written and directed by
Valeska Grisebach
Director of Photography
BernhardKeller
Editing
Bettina Böhler
Production Design
Beatrice Schultz
Costume Design
Veronika Albert
Casting
Katrin Vorderwülbecke
Original Sound
Uve Haußig
Sound Design
Fabian Schmidt
Line Producing
Ben von Dobeneck
Production Manager
David Keitsch
Commissioning Editors
Claudia Tronnier (ZDF-Das kleine Fernsehspiel)
Meinolf Zurhorst (ZDF/Arte)
Co-producers
Boris Chouchkov, Viktor Chouchkov (Chouchkov Brothers)
Antonin Svoboda, Bruno Wagner (Coop99)
Producers
Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade (Komplizen Film)
Valeska Grisebach
Michel Merkt
Art Film Fest Kosice
Blue Angel Best Director
Nominierung zum LUX Film Prize des Europäischen Parlaments
Yerevan International Film Festival Golden Apricot
Special Jury Mention
Motovun Film Festival
Propeller of Motovun und FIPRESCI Award
New Horizons International Film Festival
Grand Prize und FIPRESCI Award
Jameson CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival
Pressburger Prize
Festival des deutschen Films
Filmkunstpreis
Festival International du Film de Femmes
Best Actor Meinhard Neumann
War on Screen Festival International de Cinéma
Special Mention by the jury for Meinhard Neumann
Günter Rohrbach Filmpreis 2017
Preis der Saarland Medien GmbH
for Bernhard Keller (DoP)
Minsk International Film Festival
Best Actor Meinhard Neumann
Sevilla Film Festival
Grand Jury Award
Festival Augenblick
Jury Award
Mar del Plata International Film Festival
Best Director
La Orquídea International Film Festival
Best internationaler film
Tromsø International Film Festival
Audience Award
Verband der deutschen Filmkritik
Best Feature Film 2017 and Best Actor Meinhard Neumann
Istanbul International Film Festival
Golden Tulip for Best Film
Deutscher Filmpreis 2018
Best Film in bronze
Cannes Film Festival 2017
Un Certain Regard
Art Film Fest Kosice
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Filmfest München
Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival
Jerusalem Film Festival
Motovun Film Festival
Fünf Seen Festival
New Zealand International Film Festival
New Horizons International Film
Sarajevo International Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
Festival des deutschen Films
Venedig Film Festival LUX Prize Reihe
Jameson CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
New York Film Festival
Vladivostok Pacific Meridian Film Festival
Love & Anarchy Helsinki International Film Festival
Message to Man International Film Festival
Calgary International Film Festival
International Women’s Film Festival of Salé
CPH:PIX
Reykjavik International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
Festival du Nouveau Cinema
Goethe-Institut Belgrad
GoetheFEST
Bogota International Film Festival
Les films de Cannes a Bucarest
Molodist Program Presentation
Pingyao International Film Festival
Semana del Cine - Universidad de Lima
Minsk International Film Festival
Ljubljana International Film Festival
Panorama of the European Film
European Film Forum SCANORAMA
Cork Film Festival
International Film Festival of India - Goa
La Orquidea Film Festival
Cinergia Film Festival
Belgrade Auteur Film Festival
German Films in Moscow
Istanbul International Film Festival
