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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 2018 - 20.28 july

Sections & Films

THIS CRAZY HEART

Category: Edition 2018

Synopsis
30-ish rich kid Lenny lives in his dad’s villa, squanders his dad’s money and thinks he’s some kind of playboy. 15-year-old David has had a heart condition since birth. No one knows if he’ll live to turn 16. One day David gasps for air in bed in the dull council high-rise where he lives and his mother rushes him to the hospital. There Lenny’s heart specialist dad shanghais his son into taking care of David. David’s world is one of clinics and operating rooms, Lenny’s world is all babes, clubs and parties. To keep it simple for himself, Lenny helps David with the things he wants to experience at least once before it’s too late, the easy stuff: go shopping for cool clothes, steal a car, things like that. A friendship results that’s so serious, so intense, so wild, as if there’s no tomorrow – which may be true.

Original Title DIESES BESCHEUERTE HERZ
Category Official Competition
Section Generator +13
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 106'
Production Year 2017
Nationality Germany
Directed by Marc Rothemund
Screenplay Maggie Peren, Andi Rogenhagen
Based on the book "Dieses bescheuerte Herz: Über den Mut zu träumen"
by Daniel Meyer, Lars Amend
Director of photography Christof Wahl
Editor Simon Gstöttmayr
Production Design Christian Schäfer
Costume Design Mo Vorwerck
Music Johnny Klimek
Main cast Elyas M’Barek
Philip Noah Schwarz
Nadine Wrietz
Uwe Preuss
Produced by Martin Moszkowicz, Oliver Berben

 regista Marc RothemundMARC ROTHEMUND
Marc Rothemund was born on August 26, 1968. He is a director and assistant director, known for SINGLE BY CONTRACT (2010), SOPHIE SCHOLL – THE FINAL DAYS (2005, Oscar nominated as Best Foreign Language Film), LOVE SCENES FROM PLANET HEART(1998) and many more. THIS CRAZY HEART is his latest feature film and box-office hit in Germany.

Director’s statement
Oliver Berben came up to me. He and his wife had seen and really liked THE GIRL WITH NINE WIGS. He imagined creating a similar tonality for THIS CRAZY HEART whose rights he had secured. Daniel Meyer and Lars Amend's book describe how the two main characters go to the cinema and raving about seeing my film MEN DO WHAT THEY CAN there. Oliver considered this to be a gift from the heavens. The book immediately struck a deep chord with me. It is another absolutely incredible story which really gets to you, grips you emotionally, but also has very funny, light moments that make you laugh. It is a dream part for Elyas M'Barek whose performance is fantastic and very down to earth. It was great working with him because he always gives his all and never lets go until he has got the best out of every scene. And we had a newcomer by his side, Philip Schwarz, who had previously only been a stand-in on CLUB DER ROTEN BÄNDER and was now cast in the other lead role.

 

production
Constantin Film Produktion
(Germany)
www.constantin-film.de
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Olga Film
(Germany)
www.olgafilm.de

world sales
festival contact
Global Screen
(Germany)
www.globalscreen.de