Unterleuten: The Torn Village
Unterleuten: The Torn Village (German: Unterleuten. Das zerrissene Dorf) is a 2020 German television drama serial directed by Matti Geschonneck. It takes place in the fictional village Unterleuten in Brandenburg and follows the intrigues and power struggles when a company wants to install a wind farm in the area. It is based on the novel Unterleuten by Juli Zeh. It premiered in three parts on ZDF.[1]
| Unterleuten: The Torn Village | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Unterleuten by Juli Zeh |
| Screenplay by | Magnus Vattrodt |
| Directed by | Matti Geschonneck |
| Composer | Matthias Weber |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Original language | German |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Producer |
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| Cinematography | Theo Bierkens |
| Editor | Eva Schnare |
| Running time | 270 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ZDF |
| Release | 9 March – 12 March 2020 |
Cast
- Thomas Thieme as Rudolf Gombrowski
- Hermann Beyer as Kron
- Miriam Stein as Linda Franzen
- Rosalie Thomass as Jule Fließ
- Ulrich Noethen as Dr. Gerhard Fließ
- Charly Hübner as Schaller
- Bettina Lamprecht as Kathrin Kron-Hübschke
- Bjarne Mädel as Wolf Hübschke
- Dagmar Manzel as Hilde Kessler
- Christine Schorn as Elena Gombrowski
- Sarina Radomski as Betty Kessler
- Alexander Held as Meiler
- Mina Tander as Anne Pilz
- Jörg Schüttauf as Arne Seidel
- Waléra Kanischtscheff as Igor
- Jacob Matschenz as Frederick
- Alexander Hörbe as Björn
- Nina Gummich as Miriam Schaller
- Úna Lir as Krönchen
- Hendrik Heutmann as Ingo
- Nikola Kastner as Finkbeiner
- Sven Gerhardt as Dr. Kuhn
- Bärbel Schwarz as Sabine
Production
The programme is based on the novel Unterleuten by Juli Zeh. It was adapted to a screenplay by Magnus Vattrodt and directed by Matti Geschonneck. It had a budget of six million euros. It was filmed over 75 days in 2018, using locations from ten different Brandenburg villages.[2]
Reception
Eva Schnare received the Deutsche Akademie für Fernsehen's award for best editing.[3] Sarina Radomski was nominated for best supporting actress and Anneke Troost for best costume design.[4]
References
- "Unterleuten - Das zerissene Dorf". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- Krawczyk, Karina (9 March 2020). "ZDF-Miniserie „Unterleuten": kleine Kriege, große Umbrüche". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- "Die Gewinner der Auszeichnungen 2020" (in German). Deutsche Akademie für Fernsehen. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- "DAfF-Auszeichnung 2020 – die Nominierten" (in German). Deutsche Akademie für Fernsehen. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
External links
- Media related to Unterleuten – Das zerrissene Dorf at Wikimedia Commons
- Unterleuten: The Torn Village at IMDb