{"id":103558,"date":"2024-04-12T20:38:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucm.one\/%f0%9f%8e%ac-acclaimed-premiere-for-the-cinema-release-of-survival-in-brandenburg-by-zoltan-paul-and-ben-von-grafenstein-at-the-20th-achtung-berlin-film-festival\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T21:40:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T21:40:15","slug":"acclaimed-premiere-for-the-cinema-release-of-survival-in-brandenburg-by-zoltan-paul-and-ben-von-grafenstein-at-the-20th-achtung-berlin-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ucm.one\/en\/acclaimed-premiere-for-the-cinema-release-of-survival-in-brandenburg-by-zoltan-paul-and-ben-von-grafenstein-at-the-20th-achtung-berlin-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfac Acclaimed premiere for the cinema release of “Survival in Brandenburg” by Zoltan Paul and Ben von Grafenstein at the 20th Achtung Berlin Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The feature film “Survival in Brandenburg<\/strong>” by Zoltan Paul<\/strong> and Ben von Grafenstein<\/strong> celebrated its cinema premiere on 11 April 2024 at the traditional Berlin cinema Babylon<\/strong> in Berlin Mitte to an almost sold-out audience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”8px”][vc_single_image image=”103519″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]The highly topical comedy about the ageing filmmaker Laszl\u00f3 Kovacs<\/em>(Zoltan Paul<\/strong>), who fights his way out of a personal crisis of meaning by running as a mayoral candidate against a right-wing populist, delighted the audience. Following the projection, which was moderated by filmmaker Ina Borrmann<\/strong>, director and editor Ben von Grafenstein<\/strong> introduced the production team around producers Clementina Hegewisch<\/strong>, Sandra Maischberger<\/strong> and Jan Kerhart<\/strong> as well as the cast around Adele Neuhauser<\/strong>, Joachim Paul Assb\u00f6ck<\/strong>, Ralph Herforth<\/strong>, Sabine Waibel<\/strong>, Laszlo I. Kish<\/strong>, Attila Borlan<\/strong>, Andr\u00e9 Fischer<\/strong> and many more, and shed light on the special features of the completion of this last feature film by Zoltan Paul<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”8px”][vc_single_image image=”103539″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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Zoltan Paul<\/strong> (real name: Zoltan Paul Pajzs Freiherr von R\u00e1calm\u00e1s<\/strong>), born in Budapest in 1953, sadly died unexpectedly in 2022 shortly after the main shooting was completed and long before the film was finished.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Synopsis<\/span><\/p>\n

Laszlo Kovac, auteur filmmaker, has the financing for his film project cancelled. Too old, white and heart problems! Conclusion: no longer employable. Didn’t the Hungarian from Lake Balaton once want to aim high? What now? Continue to be on his successful wife’s back? Laszlo slips into a real life crisis and initially finds solace in the fascinating attraction of a “crazy woman” from the neighbouring village. But when a right-wing populist stands as the only candidate for mayor in the village of 120 souls, Laszlo comes to his senses. In order to “prevent the right-wing idiot”<\/em>, he puts himself forward as a liberal counter-candidate.
\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The only question that remains is whether Laszlo’s marriage and he himself will survive the village election campaign?[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”103546″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
\nDirector’s commentary by Ben von Grafenstein<\/span><\/p>\n

“Survival in Brandenburg is a comedy about getting older, the trials and tribulations of the post-midlife crisis, a film with a highly topical reference to the political situation in Germany and Europe.<\/em> \u00dcberLeben in Brandenburg addresses the dangerous rise of right-wing populism in rural areas.<\/em> Despite the important social and political background, it was important to us, the makers, to give the story an entertaining and light touch with a feel-good rhythm.<\/em> The film draws its comedic power primarily from Zoltan Paul’s self-ironic and unsparing portrayal and his honest and courageous approach to his own story.<\/em><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, there is something very sad about the film’s genesis.<\/em><\/p>\n

Zoltan and I lived on the same lake in Brandenburg, just a few rowing strokes away from each other.<\/em> We spent almost every weekend there with friends.<\/em> We drank, argued, had inspiring and less inspiring (film) conversations – a bit like in the film.<\/em> A few years ago, Zoltan asked me if I would like to work with him on his last film before he retired.<\/em> I was involved in film projects myself and had to cancel.<\/em> Then Zoltan died suddenly and we were all shocked.<\/em> The main shooting had been completed, but the unfinished, not yet functioning film lay idle.<\/em> After a long struggle, I decided to take over the baton, the directing.<\/em> With the support and trust of producer Tina Hegewisch, Vincent TV, Jan Kerhart and Sandra Maischberger, we edited, reshot a little and finally brought the film to life.<\/em> \u00dcberleben in Brandenburg is a film about life and survival.<\/em> A political, entertaining, feel-good film, a film about Zoltan Paul: a humorous bon vivant, a colleague – a loyal friend.”<\/em>
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”103548″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image”][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/XNNHnLzyD-Y?si=VkpTQ-W9itXutID9″ title=”Surviving Brandenburg | Trailer (German) \u1d34\u1d30”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]More information about the movie: Surviving Brandenburg<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][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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