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PRESS (GERMAN)
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“Nach dem Abspann war die Anspannung im Publikum deutlich spürbar.
Es dauerte etwas, bis die Zuschauer sich dem Bann des Dokumentarfilms
entziehen konnten, der zu berühren weiß, ohne zu dramatisieren und der
schonungslos die Brutalität des Alltags in Kabul aufzeigt“
"Der ganze Kinosaal war wie elektrisiert. (...) Dieser Film hinterlässt
wirklich Spuren - und Gänsehaut."
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"Eine spannende und bedrückende Dokumentation."
"Authentisch und berührend"
TRUE WARRIORS
documentary
90 minutes
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Kabul, December 11, 2014. During the premiere of a theatre play about suicide bombings a 17 years old boy blows himself up. Some in the audience clap, because at first they think the explosion is part of a very realistic re-enactment. Only when panic spreads do they realize what happened.
The documentary film TRUE WARRIORS tells the story of the actors and the musicians who were on stage that day. With their play, they wanted to make a point against the terror and violence that eats up their country. Now they are paralyzed by fear. Ever getting on a stage again? Unimaginable! Becoming a famous musician? Way too dangerous!
Only when violence hits a second time, some of the artists decide to take a different approach.They become ever more radical as artists. Not only do they go back on stage – they also play the most daring piece they imaginable, on the streets of Kabul, unprotected.
TRUE WARRIORS reminds us that if we really want to defeat terrorism we need to offer more than fear and hatred. One of the actors said after a screening in Germany: "We need to move from a culture of war to a culture of peace – and who could lead the way but us artists?".
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A co-production by Brot + Zwiebel
and Pantaleon Films
in association with ARTE
supported by Filmförderung
Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein
and the German Film Fund.
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TEAM
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Director // Cinematography // Producer:
Ronja von Wurmb-Seibel // Niklas Schenck
Co-Director // Cinematography:
Lukas Augustin // Augustin Pictures
Second Camera: Abdulhai Darya // Benno Müchler
Editor: Julia Drache
Additional Editing: Angela Tippel
Consulting Editor: Andrew Bird
Music: Andrej Melita
Music for film trailer: Lisa-Marie Puy
Sound: Roman Vehlken
Co-Producer: Dan Maag
Color Correction: Jochen Hinrichs-Stöldt // Optical Art
VfX: Markus „Maggi“ Selchow // Optical Art
Head of Postproduction TV: Jenny Cazelles // Optical Art
Head of Postproduction Cinema: Benjamin Wüpper // Optical Art
Subtitles: Eurotapes // Michael Kastelic // Audio2
Motion Graphics: Annabell Huckele
Graphics: Daniel Weiss // white by design
Title designer: Natalie Heinlein // Shahin Shokoui
Translation: Hasib Azizi // Qais Hatef // Azim Fakhri
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Filmdisposition Marc Erich Wessel