STORM
synopsis
Hannah Maynard, prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague, is leading a trial against Goran Duric, a former commander of the Yugoslavian National Army. He is accused of the deportation and later killing of Bosnian-Muslim civilians in Kasmaj, a small town in what is now the Republika Srpska. When a key witness is ensnared in the contradictions of his testimony, the tribunal sends a delegation to Bosnia to get a definitive picture of the events on site. Doubts as to the witness’ credibility are confirmed; to all appearances he has not told the truth. Shortly afterwards his body is found; he has committed suicide in his hotel room. For Hannah the case is not yet lost. Hoping to uncover new findings, she travels to the witness’ burial in Sarajevo and meets his sister Mira there. Hannah soon senses that Mira has much more to say about the defendant than she is willing to admit.
international title: | Storm |
original title: | Sturm |
country: | Germany, Denmark, Netherlands |
sales agent: | TrustNordisk |
year: | 2009 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Hans-Christian Schmid |
film run: | 110' |
release date: | FR 17/03/2010 |
screenplay: | Bernd Lange, Hans-Christian Schmid |
cast: | Kerry Fox, Anamaria Marinca, Stephen Dillane, Rolf Lassgård, Alexander Fehling, Tarik Filipović, Krešimir Mikić |
cinematography by: | Bogumił Godfrejów |
film editing: | Hansjörg Weißbrich |
art director: | Christian M. Goldbeck |
costumes designer: | Steffi Bruhn |
music: | The Notwist |
producer: | Britta Knöller, Hans-Christian Schmid, Maria Köpf, Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Jensen Peter Garde |
production: | 23/5 Filmproduktion GmbH, Zentropa International Berlin, IDTV Film, Film i Väst (DK) |
backing: | SWR, ARTE, WDR |