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CURVEBALL

by Johannes Naber

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

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