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The thriller “Darlings<\/strong>” by the directing and writing team Lea de Boor<\/strong> and Steffen Maurer<\/strong> will be released by UCM.ONE<\/strong><\/span> on the Darling Berlin<\/strong> label in the course of 2024 and will also be distributed worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The independent production, a co-production of the Berlin film school<\/strong> filmArche<\/strong> and the Berlin film production company Ultimaratiofilm<\/strong>, is a mixture of thriller and drama and deals with hidden power mechanisms between men and women and escalating violence in romantic relationships<\/div>\n

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Synopsis<\/span><\/p>\n

27-year-old Lena (Thea Rasche<\/strong>), an open-minded primary school teacher from Berlin, accompanies her 29-year-old boyfriend Ole (Paul Boche<\/strong>) together with his brother Lasse (Tom B\u00f6ttcher<\/strong>) to the village of his childhood and youth. But what initially feels like a relaxing break away from the noise of everyday life in the city soon puts their relationship to an existential test: in the old environment, characterised by emotional barrenness, Ole changes and reveals traits previously unknown to Lena, which not only call the relationship into question, but also become increasingly dangerous for Lena.<\/p>\n

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The film raises many questions that everyone knows from their own relationships: What compromises do we make? What does the future together look like and when is it better to just let go? And what happens when escalation becomes inevitable and physical and physical violence breaks out?<\/p>\n

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“Darlings<\/strong>” is based on a 20-page script and was developed in an intensive rehearsal process with the actors before and during filming – this way of working gave the director the opportunity to reveal the inner worlds of the protagonists in a noticeably authentic and undisguised way. Although conceived as a genre film, “Darlings<\/strong>” sees itself in the tradition of Berlin Mumblecore<\/strong> and thus continues this special series of films curated by Darling Berlin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Film data<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Title:<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Darlings<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Directors:<\/strong><\/td>\nLea De Boor, Steffen Maurer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Screenplay:<\/strong><\/td>\nLea De Boor, Steffen Maurer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Producer:<\/strong><\/td>\nLea De Boor, Steffen Maurer, Robert Zimmermann<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cast:<\/strong><\/td>\nThea Rasche, Paul Boche, Tom B\u00f6ttcher, Ina-Lene Dinse, Felix Maria Zeppenfeld, Malte Thomsen, Matthias G\u00e4rtner, Rana Farahani, Leon Hoge. Matthias Lamp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cinematography:<\/strong><\/td>\nManuel Ruge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Editing:<\/strong><\/td>\nJessica Rudolph<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sound:<\/strong><\/td>\nPaulina Albrecht<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Makeup:<\/strong><\/td>\nFu Okamura<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Music:<\/strong><\/td>\nRobert Zimmermann<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Country:<\/strong><\/td>\nDeutschland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Year of productionr:<\/strong><\/td>\n2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Production companies:<\/strong><\/td>\nBerliner Filmschule filmArche, <\/span>Ultimaratiofilm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Genres:<\/strong><\/td>\nThriller, Drama<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lenght:<\/strong><\/td>\n76 Min (24 FPS)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language:<\/strong><\/td>\nGerman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Subtitles:<\/strong><\/td>\nEnglish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aspect Ratio:<\/strong><\/td>\n2,39:1 (22:9) \/ (2048×858)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sound:<\/strong><\/td>\n5:1; Stereo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rating:<\/strong><\/td>\nFSK 12 (requestedt)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”-40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]”Darlings<\/strong>” celebrated its world premiere on April 14, 2023 at the achtung berlin – the berlin film award 2023<\/strong> festival.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/zyP88RgALMM?si=cUlw-d1hd9NUBqN3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]More information about the film label: Darling Berlin<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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