A Hero's Welcome
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Germany 2008; original title "Nacht vor Augen"; Drama Feature; 35mm colour; 91 minutes; aspect ratio 1:1.85; DTS sound; original language German; available with Engl. subtitles
CREDITS
DIRECTOR |
Brigitte Maria Bertele |
EDITOR |
Stephan Krumbiegel |
WRITER |
Johanna Stuttmann |
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY |
Mathias Prause |
MUSIC |
Christian Biegai |
PRODUCER |
Didi Danquart & Boris Michalski |
PRODUCTION COMPANY |
Noir Film, SWR |
Cast
David |
Hanno Koffler |
Benni |
Jona Ruggaber |
Kirsten |
Petra Schmidt-Schaller |
Inge |
Magarita Broich |
Rainer |
Wolfram Koch |
Felix |
Maxim Mehmet |
Sergeant Kleiber |
Bruno Cathomas |
Frau Poloczek |
Christina Große |
SYNOPSIS
Twenty-five-year-old David returns from a Bundeswehr mission in Afghanistan to his home village in the Black Forest. His girlfriend Kirsten and his mother welcome him warmly and his shy eight-year-old brother is full of admiration for him. But David is close-mouthed, brusque, and not the same man he was before the mission. Shortly after his return, the Bundeswehr informally honours him for supposed heroism. He is said to have shot an Afghan assassin in self-defence, thereby saving the lives of his whole unit. David returns his old job as a paramedic and lives with Kirsten. But he can’t sleep at night. Nightmares of Afghanistan plague him. David’s life gradually goes out of control.