SLEEPER
Drama | AUT, GER | 2005 | 100 min
SYNOPSIS
Johannes is approached by the German secret service to report on his Persian colleague Farid. When Farid starts an affair with Beate, a waitress, with whom Johannes has also fallen in love, and job-related conflicts appear between the two men, fundamental values like friendship, love and trust are suddenly at stake. Three characters in a dangerous ménage à trois, set in a triangle of science, politics and love.
CAST
Bastian Trost
Mehdi Nebbou
Wolfgang Pregler
Loretta Pflaum
Gundi Ellert
CREW
Director Benjamin Heisenberg
Script Benjamin Heisenberg
Camera Reinhold Vorschneider
Music Lorenz Dangel
Editing Karina Ressler, Stefan Stabenow
Artdirection Renate Schmaderer
Costume Stephanie Rieß
Producers Barbara Albert, Martin Gschlacht, Jessica Hausner, Antonin Svoboda, Peter Heilrath
Production coop99, juicy film
SELECTION FESTIVALS / AWARDS
Cannes International Film Festival 2005: Sélection Officielle – Un Certain Regard
First Steps – German Talent Award 2005
Geneva International Film Festival 2006: Reflet d’or for Beste direction
Angers European First Film Festival 2006: European Jury Special Award
Max Ophüls Film Festival 2006: Best feature, Best screenplay, Best score
FilmArtFestival Meckleburg-Pomerania 2006: Flying Ox for Best director
Festival de cine politico de Barcelona 2006: Best film
DEFA-Foundation Talent Award 2006
Bavarian Cultural Prize 2006
