China / Jun 19, 2017 / Shanghai International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Ben and Barnabas are unseparatable since they are small. The two of them, however, are no ordinary pair of brothers, for Barnabas, with his twenty-two years, remained mentally at the age of three.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ludger Pistor | Frank Schöll |
| Claudia Mehnert | Clara |
| Oscar Ortega Sánchez | Santos |
| Patrick Richter | Kosta |
| Anneke Kim Sarnau | Julia |
| Christine Lauritzen | Ms. Meinzinger |
| Britta Eger | Village Pastor |
| Uwe Rohde | Cemetary Employee |
| Maxim Kovalevski | Franciczek |
| David Berton | John |
| Anne-Katrin Böhm | Ms. Liebig |
| Silke Lautenbach | Ms. Sommer |
| Torsten Hammann | Frank |
| Neele Buchholz | Sarah |
| Benjamin Sandulovic | Yannik |
| Theo Lange | Julius |
| Amina Traore | Cleaning Lady |
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| Stella Koch | Annika |
| Johanna Köster | Annika's Mother |
| Jörn Knebel | Mr. Schröder |
| Ben Ruedinger | Ralph |
| Anna-Kathrin Boyens | Anja |
| Klaus-Jürgen Gebhardt | Dieter |
| Christopher Poth | Mailman |
| Birgit Baltzer | Social Services Officer |
| Georgios Pump | Neighbor |
| Niels Omland | Mr. Claas |
| Jens Holdberg | Police Officer with Text |
| Marno Röder | Foreman |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Simpel |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Letterbox Filmproduktion, C-Films Deutschland, Amalia Film, ZDF |
| Release date | 9 novembre 2017 |
| Production | Michael Lehmann, Günther Russ, Angelika Mönning, Benjamin Seikel, Cornel Schäfer |
| Writer | Marie-Aude Murail, Markus Goller, Dirk Ahner |
| Casting | Emrah Ertem |
| Editing | Markus Goller, Tina Freitag |
| Cinematography | Ueli Steiger |
| Assistant directors | Markus Goller |
| Camera operators | Ueli Steiger |
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| Additional photography | Ueli Steiger |
| Production design | Zazie Knepper |
| Art direction | Zazie Knepper |
| Set decoration | Zazie Knepper |
| Music | Andrej Melita, Peter Horn, Ralph Thiekötter |
| Sound | Ralph Thiekötter, Andrej Melita, Peter Horn |
Release dates
Premiere
Switzerland / Oct 03, 2017 / 6 / Zürich Film Festival
Germany / Oct 06, 2017 / Hamburg Film Festival
Theatrical release
Germany / Nov 09, 2017 / 6
Austria / Nov 10, 2017 / 6
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