BEFORE THE FALL
synopsis
In 1942 two young boys, Friedrich and Albrecht are chosen to attend a "napola", one of the elite colleges founded during the Nazi era. Together they discover the world of friendship and they also have to face up to the difficulties of growing up in one of the toughest times in recent history.
international title: | Before the Fall |
original title: | Napola |
country: | Germany |
sales agent: | Global Screen GmbH (a brand of Telepool GmbH) |
year: | 2004 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Dennis Gansel |
film run: | 110' |
screenplay: | Dennis Gansel, Maggie Peren |
cast: | Max Riemelt, Tom Schilling, Florian Stetter, Devid Striesow, Joachim Bissmeier |
cinematography by: | Torsten Breuer |
film editing: | Jochen Retter |
art director: | Matthias Müsse |
costumes designer: | Natascha Curtius-Noss |
music: | Angelo Badalamenti, Normand Corbeil |
producer: | Molly von Fürstenberg, Viola Jäger, Harald Kügler, Stephan Gärtner |
production: | Olga Film, Seven Pictures Film |
backing: | FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (DE), Filmförderungsanstalt FFA (DE) |
distributor: | Constantin Film, Atypfilm (CZ) |