CURVEBALL
synopsis
Bioweapons expert Wolf of the German Federal Intelligence Service BND is obsessed with the idea that, despite the UN inspections, anthrax is still being produced in Iraq. Back home in Germany, his superior Schatz assigns him as case officer for the Iraqi asylum seeker Rafid Alwan – because Alwan claims to have worked as an engineer for Saddam Hussein’s secret bioweapons program. It’s a rare triumph for asecret service not exactly spoilt by success: finally, they have a piece of intelligence that wouldput them one step ahead of the CIA. What they are missing, though, is proof. The search for which proves difficult, as ‘Curveball’ is well aware of his value to the agency. His claims, meanwhile, end up serving a number of decidedly different interests – the CIA, the German government, everyone is trying to use his incredible story for their own purposes. Thus, bit by bit, a construed story becomes reality and a lie becomes the truth. A truth, which sets in motion a chain of events that forever changes the global political landscape.
international title: | Curveball |
original title: | Curveball |
country: | Germany |
sales agent: | The Playmaker (ex ARRI Media Worldsales) |
year: | 2020 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Johannes Naber |
film run: | 108' |
release date: | ES 9/04/2021, DE 22/04/2021 |
screenplay: | Oliver Keidel, Johannes Naber |
cast: | Sebastian Blomberg, Dar Salim, Virginia Kull, Michael Wittenborn, Thorsten Merten, Franziska Brandmeier |
cinematography by: | Sten Mende |
film editing: | Anne Jünemann |
art director: | Tamo Kunz |
costumes designer: | Juliane Maier, Christian Roehrs |
music: | Johannes Naber |
producer: | Amir Hamz, Christian Springer, Fahri Ögün Yardim |
co-producer: | Antonio Exacoustos, Joseph M’Barek |
production: | Bon Voyage Films, ARRI Media Film + TV Services |
backing: | Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein (FFHSH) (DE) |
distributor: | Cinemaran, Filmwelt Verleihagentur GmbH |