• TITLE (ORIGINAL): IN BERLIN

    TITLE (English): IN BERLIN
    DIRECTORES: Michael Ballhaus, Ciro Cappellari
    COUNTRY: Germany
    YEAR: 2009
    LENGTH: 96 Min
    FORMAT/COLOR/B/W: 35 mm, color, 1:1.85, Dolby Digital and HD cam
    LANGUAGE: German with English subtitles
    CREDITS

    Directores: Michael Ballhaus, Ciro Cappellari,
    Producer: Arndt Potdevin
    Executive Producer: Jörg Schulze
    Script: Ciro Cappellari, Michale Ballhaus, Herbert Schwarze
    Cinematography: Ciro Cappellari
    Editor: Karl Riedl
    Sound Design: Martin Grube
    Cast: Maybritt Illner,

    FILM SYNOPSIS
    Cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, returned from Hollywood to Berlin and no longer recognized his native city. Together with colleague Ciro Cappellari, he rediscovers his hometown, 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The result is a lyrical film essay about the metropolis and the people whose skills, talent and ambition make it such a unique city: less hectic and glamorous than Paris or New York, but possibly more stimulating.

    In this cinematic declaration of love to Berlin, Michael Ballhaus and Ciro Cappellari, capture the unique atmosphere of a city that still bears the marks of immense suffering, but continues to forges ahead with untamable energy and unflagging self-confidence.
    Director's Biography
    Ciro Cappellari, born in Buenos Aires, has worked as a director, cinematographer and screenwriter since 1989. His most important films as a director include Sin Querer (1996) and Hijo del Rio/Son of the River (1992). Sin Querer received the Cinema 100 Award in the Best European Screenplay category at the Sundance Film Festival and the Best Film Award at the Goteborg Film Festival. He moved to Berlin in 1984.

    Michael Ballhaus, born August 5, 1935, is one of the most renowned cinematographers working today and one of the few Germans in the film business who has worked on international productions consistently and with great success for many years. He collaborated with Rainer Werner Fassbinder in the 70’s, making films such as Beware of a Holy Whore (1970), Martha(1973) and The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979). He currently lives in Berlin.