Being awarded with the German Acting Prize 2016 for Best Actor in a leading role in the drama “Herbert” (2015), Peter Kurth is one of the most interesting characters in contemporary German movies. Also his part in “Schmitke”, where he plays an elderly engineer who is sent to fix an old wind turbine in Czechia…
The latest Darling Berlin movie “Schmitke” is to be released on DVD on April, 29th and is now available in well-assorted stores and VOD platforms. The tragicomic thriller tells the story of Julius Schmitke, played by the marvellous Peter Kurth. In Schmitke ‘s life, there is something lurking behind the bushes. Some mysterious growling from…
Darling Berlin’s new movie “Schmitke” is nominated in three categories for the Prize of the Czech movie critics association. Peter Kurth is on the list for Best Leading Character, sound engineer Philipp Schneider is nominated for Best Sound Design and director Štěpán Altrichter is talked about as Newcomer of the Year. The award ceremony will…
Julius Schmitke is a fifty-seven-year-old German wind turbine engineer. He feels ill and his body creaks, crunches and groans with age. One day, he is sent somewhere to the Czech side of the Ore Mountains to fix one of his old models, a C 174 turbine that, mysteriously, will not stop creaking and squeaking, just…
Theatrical releases (page 5) Most movies are produced for the big screens of cinemas. Because of we’re cinema lovers, we want to pay tribute to this fact and therefore we operate our own theatrical distribution in Berlin. The following films also had theatrical releases on the specified dates and have since been screened in selected…
From April 1, 2023, the Darling Berlin film “Heiko’s World” (German title: “Heikos Welt”) will be one of the highlights of the Paramount+ streaming service in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The film by Dominik Galizia has been running in German cinemas without interruption for ten months and has reached almost 25,000 viewers there so far.…
Darling Berlin The label Darling Berlin stands for fresh and uncommon independent movies from the German capital. Often underfunded but with a lot of heart and a story to tell, a whole new generation of filmmakers and actors is producing movies that are down to earth yet skillfully defy expectations. No rules. No compromise. Deeply…
