WER GRÄBT DEN BESTATTER EIN? (OV)

WHO BURIES THE UNDERTAKER?

The municipalities of Greisendorf and Neubrunn are vying for the grave of former silent film star Gaby Gruber. But at 114 years old, Germany's oldest woman is far from thinking about death. When Greisendorf's undertaker suddenly dies, a gardener and a garbage collector are promptly appointed as the new undertakers.

Director Andreas & Tanja Schmidbauer
script Andreas, Tanja & Thomas Schmidbauer, Michael Probst
Production Tanja Schmidbauer, Andreas Schmidbauer
Production Management Sabrina Gaber
Camera Lukas Nicolaus
Scene Rahel Pribbernow, Sophia Linhart, Lena Müller (preparation), Luisa Rauschert (preparation)
Costume design Theresa Raab
Mask image Nina König
cut Tony Leyva Puig
Postproduction Supervisor Andreas Engelhardt
Mixing tone master Roman Rehausen
Casting Johanna Hellwig / Dayanir & Hellwig Casting
composer Louis Edlinger
Cast Tom Kreß, Angelika Sedlmeier, David Zimmerschied, Uli Bauer, Johanna Singer, Peter Rappenglück, Teresa Rizos, Simon Pearce, Marisa Burger, Michael A. Grimm, Max von Thun, Astrid Polak, Liane Forestieri, Wowo Habdank, Daniel Holzberg, Veronika von Qust, Thomas Schmidbauer, Helene Reiner, Silke Franz, Katrin Filzen, Maximilian Schaffner
full cast & crew

"Fans of robust Bavarian humor will find themselves right at home in this comedy directed by Tanja and Andreas Schmidbauer. The language and humor are sometimes bawdy, but the Schmidbauers, with their excellent sense of timing and situational comedy, manage to stage an entertaining sequence of comical scenes. The ensemble, including Tom Kreß, Angelika Sedlmeier, David Zimmerschied, Uli Bauer, Teresa Rizos, Max von Thun, Simon Pearce, Johanna Singer, and many others, clearly enjoy themselves and are extremely well-rehearsed. The Schmidbauers skillfully play with the exaggeration inherent in the genre; even the macabre aspects of the theme are present, but never overdone. The traditional Bavarian music enhances the atmosphere and adds comical touches, as does the editing, which uses cross-cutting to create darkly humorous punchlines."

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a Schmidbauer-Film production
funded by FFF Bayern (project development, talent film funding, distribution funding)
Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (Production Funding for Feature Films)
German Federal Film Fund
Director Andreas & Tanja Schmidbauer
script Andreas, Tanja & Thomas Schmidbauer, Michael Probst
Production Tanja Schmidbauer, Andreas Schmidbauer
Production Management Sabrina Gaber
Camera Lukas Nicolaus
Scene Rahel Pribbernow, Sophia Linhart, Lena Müller (preparation), Luisa Rauschert (preparation)
Costume design Theresa Raab
Mask image Nina König
cut Tony Leyva Puig
Postproduction Supervisor Andreas Engelhardt
Mixing tone master Roman Rehausen
Casting Johanna Hellwig / Dayanir & Hellwig Casting
composer Louis Edlinger
Cast Tom Kreß, Angelika Sedlmeier, David Zimmerschied, Uli Bauer, Johanna Singer, Peter Rappenglück, Teresa Rizos, Simon Pearce, Marisa Burger, Michael A. Grimm, Max von Thun, Astrid Polak, Liane Forestieri, Wowo Habdank, Daniel Holzberg, Veronika von Qust, Thomas Schmidbauer, Helene Reiner, Silke Franz, Katrin Filzen, Maximilian Schaffner
full cast & crew

"Fans of robust Bavarian humor will find themselves right at home in this comedy directed by Tanja and Andreas Schmidbauer. The language and humor are sometimes bawdy, but the Schmidbauers, with their excellent sense of timing and situational comedy, manage to stage an entertaining sequence of comical scenes. The ensemble, including Tom Kreß, Angelika Sedlmeier, David Zimmerschied, Uli Bauer, Teresa Rizos, Max von Thun, Simon Pearce, Johanna Singer, and many others, clearly enjoy themselves and are extremely well-rehearsed. The Schmidbauers skillfully play with the exaggeration inherent in the genre; even the macabre aspects of the theme are present, but never overdone. The traditional Bavarian music enhances the atmosphere and adds comical touches, as does the editing, which uses cross-cutting to create darkly humorous punchlines."

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Click here for the full jury statement.