Die zwei Leben des Daniel Shore
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Die zwei Leben des Daniel Shore is a 2009 German
film by Michael Dreher; written by him and produced by Karim Debbagh
, Rüdiger Heinze
, Rainer Kölmel and Stefan Sporbert. It stars Nikolai Kinski
, Katharina Schüttler, Morjana Alaoui and Sean Gullette
. The film is Michael Dreher's feature film debut and had its premiere at the 44th Hof International Film Festival.
The trip to Morocco was all about getting away from the work-related troubles and his whole miserable life, but now there is even more to worry about, because in Morocco a boy got killed, and Daniel is thinking he might have become an accessory to the crime.
Even in the new surrounding Daniel is haunted by images of what has happened, until everyday situations push him over the edge and soon the past and present become an indistinctive blur.
Although there was no international release date up to now, Twitch Film
reviewed the trailer of the movie.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
film by Michael Dreher; written by him and produced by Karim Debbagh
Karim Debbagh
Karim Debbagh is a Moroccan film producer.- Life and work :In 1997 Karim Debbagh went to Germany to study Film Production at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. In 2002 he finished his studies and received his diploma. Afterward. Debbagh worked for a few years as line producer and unit production...
, Rüdiger Heinze
Rüdiger Heinze
Rüdiger Heinze Rüdiger Heinze Rüdiger Heinze (born December 14, 1971 in Rüdiger Heinze (born December 14, 1971 in Rüdiger Heinze (born December 14, 1971 in [[Riesa, Germany) is a [[film producer]] and [[Screenplay writer]].-Life and work:...
, Rainer Kölmel and Stefan Sporbert. It stars Nikolai Kinski
Nikolai Kinski
Nanhoï Nikolai Kinski is a film actor, and the only acknowledged son of the prolific actor Klaus Kinski and his third wife, Minhoi Geneviève Loanic. He is the half-brother of actresses Nastassja Kinski and Pola Kinski. Nikolai was born in France, but was raised in California, United States...
, Katharina Schüttler, Morjana Alaoui and Sean Gullette
Sean Gullette
Sean Gullette is a writer, actor, and filmmaker.-Biography:He was born in Boston and attended public schools and Harvard, where he acted in theater and films and directed plays....
. The film is Michael Dreher's feature film debut and had its premiere at the 44th Hof International Film Festival.
Plot summary
Daniel Shore, a 28-Year-Old German-American is about to spend a few days in the flat of his deceased grandmother. Since his return from Morocco his mental state has become somewhat unstable.The trip to Morocco was all about getting away from the work-related troubles and his whole miserable life, but now there is even more to worry about, because in Morocco a boy got killed, and Daniel is thinking he might have become an accessory to the crime.
Even in the new surrounding Daniel is haunted by images of what has happened, until everyday situations push him over the edge and soon the past and present become an indistinctive blur.
Cast
- Nikolai KinskiNikolai KinskiNanhoï Nikolai Kinski is a film actor, and the only acknowledged son of the prolific actor Klaus Kinski and his third wife, Minhoi Geneviève Loanic. He is the half-brother of actresses Nastassja Kinski and Pola Kinski. Nikolai was born in France, but was raised in California, United States...
as Daniel Shore - Katharina Schüttler as Elli
- Morjana AlaouiMorjana AlaouiMorjana Alaoui she is a Moroccan actress. She is famous for her roles in Marock & Martyrs. She emigrated to the United States. She is Layla Marrakchi's cousin.-External links:...
as Imane - Sean GulletteSean GulletteSean Gullette is a writer, actor, and filmmaker.-Biography:He was born in Boston and attended public schools and Harvard, where he acted in theater and films and directed plays....
as Henry Porter - Judith Engel as Miss Kowalski
- Matthias Matschke as Günther Feige
- Bernd TauberBernd TauberBernd Tauber is a German actor. He is best known for his role as Navigator Kriechbaum in the 1981 film Das Boot....
as Prof. Hübner - Stefan Lampadius as Gatekeeper
- Meryam Raoui as Imane's friend
- Driss RoukheDriss Roukhe-Early life:Driss Roukhe was born in a poor neighborhood in Meknes, he lost his father when he was 7. He practiced Theater in high-school and with various youth associations. He later joined the "Institut supérieur d’art dramatique et d’animation culturelle" where he was trained as an actor...
as Commandant
Distribution and response
The film premiered on October 29, 2009, in Hof at the Hof International Film Festival and was commercially released in Germany on February 11, 2010.Although there was no international release date up to now, Twitch Film
Twitch Film
Twitch Film, also known simply as Twitch, is an English language Canadian website featuring news and reviews of mainly international, independent and cult films. The website was founded in 2004 by Todd Brown, a cinephile with personal interests in arthouse and grindhouse cinema...
reviewed the trailer of the movie.