If Not Us, Who? (German: Wer wenn nicht wir) is a 2011 German drama film directed by Andres Veiel and starring August Diehl.[1] The film is set in the late 1940s, the early 1960s, and at the beginning of the Protests of 1968.
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| Directed by | Andres Veiel |
| Written by | Andres Veiel |
| Starring | August Diehl |
| Cinematography | Judith Kaufmann |
| Edited by | Hansjörg Weißbrich |
| Music by | Annette Focks |
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| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The film premiered In Competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Bear.[2][3] Veiel won the Alfred Bauer Prize at the Berlinale.[4] The film had its US premiere at the Berlin and Beyond film festival in San Francisco on 26 October 2011.
Cast edit
- August Diehl as Bernward Vesper
- Lena Lauzemis as Gudrun Ensslin
- Alexander Fehling as Andreas Baader
- Alexander Khuon as Rudi Dutschke
- Rainer Bock as Defense lawyer
- Sebastian Blomberg as Roehler
- Maria-Victoria Dragus as Ruth Ensslin
- Thomas Thieme as Vater Vesper
- Joachim Paul Assböck as Journalist
- Hanno Koffler as Uli Ensslin
- Heike Hanold-Lynch as Mentorin v. G. Ensslin
- Hark Bohm as Kritiker
- Imogen Kogge as Mutter Vesper
- Henriette Nagel
- Susanne Lothar as Mutter Ensslin
References edit
- ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-908215-01-7.
- ^ "Berlinale 2011: First Competition Films". Berlinale. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ "First Berlin 2011 Contenders are Revealed". indiemoviesonline.com. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ "The Awards / Die Preise" (PDF). Berlinale.de. Berlin International Film Festival. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
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