Mark Waschke
is August HabermannMark Waschke was born in 1972 in Wattenscheid, Germany. Since 1999 he is part of the ensemble of the renowned theatre “Schaubühne” in Berlin where he played roles like Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” or in Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof“. Since 2005 he also stars in high quality productions for film and television.
Extract of Filmography:
2008: “Buddenbrooks”, “Ob ihr wollt oder nicht”, “Die Lüge”
2007: “Mitte 30”
2006: “Afternoon”
In a small village near the northern frontier of Bohemia, August Habermann, the saw mill owner, descendant of German immigrants, is greatly respected by the villagers. His best friend Jan Brezina is Czech and the best man at Habermann´s marriage with Jana, a beautiful Czech girl. The fact that he is Sudeten German is of no importance. He is not interested in politics, but when the Wehrmacht invades the country, his life as well as the lives of the villagers wil forever change...
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Hannah Herzsprung
is Jana HabermannHannah Herzsprung was born in 1981 in Hamburg, Germany. Since 2007 she has won 6 awards, including a Bavarian Film Award as Best Young Actress as well as an Adolf Grimme Award. She was named one of four Rising Stars at the 2007 Hamptons International Film Festival and Shooting Star at the 2008 Berlin Film Festival.
Extract of Filmography:
| 2009: | “Pink” |
| 2008: | “The Reader”, “10 Sekunden”, |
| “The Baader-Meinhoff Complex”, | |
| “Liesl Karlstadt und Karl Valentin” | |
| 2007: | “18 – Allein unter Mädchen” (TV– Series) |
| 2006: | “Life Actually”, “4 Minutes” |
Jana is a young and beautiful Czech woman who grew up in a catholic orphanage. She is married to August Habermann. When the Germans start investigations, Jana is stamped as half-Jewish. Suddenly, her ancestry poses a threat to Jana as she and her daughter Melissa are being deported to a concentration camp.
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Ben Becker
is KoslowskiBen Becker was born in 1964 in Bremen, Germany. He won the Adolf
Grimme Award in 1991 and in 1994. In 1998 he won the Bavarian Film Award and the Audience Award “Goldener Vorhang”. Besides his work as an actor for film and theatre, Ben Becker is also involved in music, audiobooks and live performances. His recent tour „The Bibel - a spoken Symphony“, a mutimedia event with a crew of 75 people, has sold out some of the largest concert halls in Germany.
Extract of Filmography:
2009: “Der Tiger oder Was Frauen lieben”
2008: “Red Zora”
2005: “Ein ganz gewöhnlicher Jude”
2001: “Female2 Seeks Happy End”
1999: “Gloomy Sunday”
1997: “Comdian Harmonist”
1997: “Schlafes Bruder”
Wehrmacht officer Major Koslowski is representing the Reich and is ruling accordingly to his appointment. When two German soldiers are shot by Czechs, Koslowski attempts to involve Habermann in his plan for revenge. He forces Habermann to make a choice – either his wife Jana will be transported to a concentration camp or he will help Koslowski to select 20 villagers to be shot in retribution.
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Karel Roden
is Jan BrezinaKarel Roden was born in 1962 in Czechoslovakia. Several times Roden was nominated for the Czech Lion and he was honored with the prestigious Alfred Radok theatre award. Today, Karel Roden is arguably the most famous Czech actor.
Extract of Filmography:
| 2008: | “Largo Winch”, “RocknRolla” |
| 2007: | “Mr. Bean’s Vacation” |
| 2006: | “Running Scared” |
| 2004: | “The Bourne Supremacy”, “Hellboy” |
| 2003: | “Bulletproof Monk” |
| 2002: | “Blade II” |
| 2001: | “15 Minutes” |
Jan Brezina, the forester, has been Habermann´s best friend for ages, always very loyal, even when the war is over. When circumstances change and Habermann´s compatriots start intriguing against him, Brezina supports him and warns him as the situation becomes life threatening for Habermann.
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Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht
is Hans HabermannWilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht was born in 1990 in Munich, Germany. In 2004, he won an Udine Award as Best Debut. Currently, he won a Diva Award as New Talent of the Year 2008. In addition to hismovie career Wilson Gonzales released his first music album in 2008.
Extract of Filmography:
2009:“Gangs”
2008: “Cheeky Girls”
2003: “The Wild Soccer Bunch”
2006: “The Wild Soccer Bunch 3”
2005: “The Wild Soccer Bunch 2”
2003: “The Wild Soccer Bunch”
Hans, the younger brother of August Habermann keenly welcomes the occupation of the Sudetenland and becomes an enthusiastic follower of the National Socialists. He enters into the Hitlerjugend and voluntarily joins the Wehrmacht. Later he is heavily wounded at the Eastern Front and returns home with one leg only.
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Franziska Weisz
is Martha BrezinaFranziska Weisz was born in 1980 in Vienna, Austria. Since 2007 she has won 3 awards, including the Udine Award as Best Young Actress, the Franz Hofer Preis and as Shooting Star at the 2005 Berlin Film Festival.
Extract of Filmography:
2009: “Renn, wenn du kannst”
2008: “ Der Räuber”
2007: “Distanz”
2004: “Vaterspiel”
2003: “Hotel”
1999: “Hundstage”
Martha, the wife of Jan Brezina, is one of the few who rejects to be influenced by politics and ideologies. She stays true to her friendship with the Habermann’s.
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