Der Passagier / The Passenger

STORY

During a long-distance flight a passenger causes panic because he threatens to kill everyone on the plane. He is overpowered and constrained but the flight crew can’t calm him down. Some passengers ally in a group and decide to take action against the man themselves. Fear and anger let the situation escalate.

FACTS

Shortfilm (16 Minutes)

Executive Producer: Skalar Film GmbH

Co-Producer: SWR & Arte

Screenplay: Thomas Grabowsky, Marcus Richardt

Director: Marcus Richardt

DoP: Moritz Schultheiß

Shoot: February 2012 in Hamburg and Gollenberg (Brandenburg)

Funded by the Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein GmbH and the Kuratorium junger deutscher Film.

Rated „exceptionally valuable“.

Filmfestival Max-Ophüls-Preis 2013

25. Filmfest Dresden

Filmkunstfest M-V, Schwerin 2013

Exground Kurzfilmwettbewerb, Wiesbaden 2013

Henning Peker

Bernd Stegemann

Alissa Jung

Axel Schreiber

Oktay Özdemir

Joachim Kappl

Tristan Seith

Nilam Farooq

Christian Concilio

David Schütter

Sina Tkotsch

Casting: Sophie Molitoris

Costumes: Rike Russig

Setdesign: Lars Brockmann, Adrianna Hejducka

Make-Up: Carina Häusler, Christin Pohlmann

Sound: Miguel Murrieta

First AD: Daniela Doll

Script / Continuity: Silvia Stein