Wer früher stirbt, ist länger tot (2006)

Director:

Marcus H. Rosenmüller

Writers:

Christian Lerch (writer)
Marcus H. Rosenmüller (writer)

Release Date:

17 August 2006 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Eine unsterbliche Komödie (An Immortal Comedy)

Plot:

Marcus H. Rosenmüller's first feature movie deals with a boy thinking that he is responsible for his mother's...

Plot Keywords:

Death | Claim In Title | Philosophy | Family Relationships

Awards:

8 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Markus Krojer	...	Sebastian Schneider
Fritz Karl	...	Lorenz Schneider
Jürgen Tonkel	...	Alfred Dorstreiter
Jule Ronstedt	...	Veronika Dorstreiter
Saskia Vester	...	Frau Kramer
Franz Xaver Brückner	...	Franz
Hans Schuler	...	Graudinger (as Johann Schuler)
Sepp Schauer	...	Proske
Heinz Josef Braun	...	Gumberger
Tim Seyfi	...	Kaffl
Pia Lautenbacher	...	Evi
Klaus Steinbacher	...	Toni (as Klausi Steinbacher)
Johanna Bittenbinder	...	Mutter in der Sprechstunde
Monika Manz	...	Kassiererin im Supermarkt
Alexander Liegl	...	Notarzt
Stefanie von Poser	...	Mutter Sebastian, Frau am Kreuz
Arnd Schimkat	...	Kunde im Supermarkt (as Arnd Schimkat 'Arthur Senkrecht')
Konstantin Wecker	...	Herr Blüml, der Mann im Zug
Edeltraud Schubert	...	Uroma Evi
Robert Joseph Bartl	...	Pfarrer Behrents
Maximilian Brückner	...	Verkäufer Musikgeschäft
Gerd Baumann	...	John Ferdinand Woodstock
Vanessa Jeker	...	Krankenschwester
Madlen Dahlick	...	Uroma Jung auf Motorrad
Henri Schladt	...	Uropa Jung auf Motorrad
Katharina Deml	...	Verkäuferin im Supermarkt
Anuschka Herbst	...	Polizistin
Emanuel Socher-Jukic	...	Polizist
Corinna Binzer	...	Zweite Mutter in der Sprechstunde
Andrea Schultz	...	Kind bei Evis Geburtstag
Daniela Winter	...	Kind bei Evis Geburtstag
Johanna Schweiger	...	Kind bei Evis Geburtstag
Bernadette Bliemetsrieder	...	Kind bei Evis Geburtstag
Lilith Borchert	...	Kind bei Evis Geburtstag
Katharina Schlegel	...	Kind bei Evis Geburtstag
Anton Maurer	...	Kind bei Evis Geburtstag
Peter Denzler	...	Kind bei Evis Geburtstag
Daniel Janssen	...	Kind bei Evi's Geburtstag

Directed by
Marcus H. Rosenmüller		(as Marcus H. Rösenmüller)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Christian Lerch		writer
Marcus H. Rosenmüller		writer

Produced by
Cornelia Ackers	....	co-producer
Annie Brunner	....	producer
Andreas Richter	....	producer
Ursula Wörner	....	producer

Original Music by
Gerd Baumann

Cinematography by
Stefan Biebl

Film Editing by
Susanne Hartmann

Casting by
Nessie Nesslauer

Production Design by
Michael Köning

Costume Design by
Steffi Bruhn

Makeup Department
Michaela Häusler	....	makeup artist
Georg Korpas	....	makeup artist
Sandra Lipps	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Barbara Josek	....	production manager
Manuel Kreuzpaintner	....	set manager
Katja Weissinger	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jacqueline Winkel	....	assistant director

Sound Department
André Bendocchi-Alves	....	sound designer
Claudia Enzmann	....	sound designer
Herbert Glaser	....	supervising sound editor
Oliver Görtz	....	adr recordist
Frank Hoyer	....	sound
Christian Lerch	....	sound
Klaus Peintner	....	sound re-recording mixer
Max Rammler-Rogall	....	sound re-recording mixer
Barbara Scherer	....	adr editor
Andreas Schneider	....	foley artist

Visual Effects by
Andreas Alesik	....	digital artist
Markus Drayss	....	digital artist
David Laubsch	....	digital compositor
Katja Müller	....	vfx & digital intermediate producer
Henning Raedlein	....	visual effects
Abraham Schneider	....	digital compositor
Jürgen Schopper	....	visual effects supervisor
Duc Minh Tran	....	digital artist
Manuel Voss	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Christian Brosch	....	stunt double
Christian Döbler	....	stunt coordinator
Kai Mühlberger	....	stunt rigger
Simon Reindl	....	stunt double
Christian Scholz	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Holger Fleig	....	assistant camera
Sebastian Grundt	....	assistant camera
Ralph Michels	....	dolly grip

Music Department
Michael Gerlach	....	music mixer

Other crew
Christopher Berg	....	project coordinator: ARRI
Julia Schwarz	....	continuity
Berit Wetzel	....	legal advisor

Thanks
Luggi Waldleitner	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) (co-production)
• Roxy Film

Distributors

• Filmcoopi Zürich (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Movienet (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• EuroVideo (2007) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• 40° Filmproduktion  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Grave Decisions (Europe: English title) (festival title)
Decisiones de ultratumba (Argentina) [es]
Grave Decisions (Italy) (festival title) [it]

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:6 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Berg Wendelstein, Bavaria, Germany

Company:

Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Neues aus der Anstalt: Terror (#1.7)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Clay Pigeons In The Rain

Beautifully written and directed

I couldn't disagree more with the previous commentator. I saw this movie last night at the German Film Festival in Washington DC and was absolutely blown away (as was the person I watched it with). It is one of the most beautifully written movies we have ever seen. Set in rural Bavaria, the audience follows the adventures and thought processes of an 11-year old boy (played by a brilliant actor). The plot fits together perfectly, captures you completely, makes you laugh out loud hysterically at times and cry at others. The vivid portrayal of the community surrounding the boy lets you become a part of it. There was not a moment of boredom for me, and the first thing I said to my companion after the film was that I wanted to get it on DVD to watch it again. While the characterizations are larger than life, they are the farthest thing from clichés. This is a brave movie that has some of the best treatment of both youth and death that I have seen.