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“Dear Thomas” won nine Lolas at the German Film Awards in Berlin. It was an evening of blazing speeches, sentiments and glow of winners from the North.
With twelve nominations, Andreas Kleinert’s NDR co-production “Liber Thomas” clearly won the German Film Prize competition, which was presented in Berlin on Friday evening – for the first time under the guidance of the New Film Academy. With Presidents Alexandra Maria Laura and Florian Galenberger and the new Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth. In Norddeutscher Rundfunk’s view, there was reason to be happy: two cinematic co-productions were a success.
Albrecht Schuch and Jella Haas get Lolas in Berlin
Albrecht Shoach took his Lola as the best actor.
Andreas Kleinert’s NDR co-production “Liber Thomas” won nine Lola Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor in a Leading Role for Albrecht Shoach, and Jella Haas for Best Supporting Actress.
“My nerves are gone. It was so tired. You have such an attitude. Now you can not feel anything. Everything is gone.” Jella Haas summarizes the march with a black-and-white film about GDR poet Thomas Brush.
Audio: Jella Haas and Albrecht Shoach play opposite (53 min)
A great Albrecht shoe plays the main role. “I’m fine, I’m so high, I can not put it any other way,” the actor said. “I wanted to hug Thomas Brach. I do it locally. I’m totally happy.”
Three Lolas for Dreson’s “Rabbi Kurnas vs. George W. Bush”
She has three gifts NDR Cinema co-production “Rabbi Kurnas vs George W. Bush”: Lola in silver on one hand, on the other Meltem Captain won the Best Actress award and Alexander Scheer won the Best Supporting Actor award. As Bremen’s lawyer Tok, he plays with sobriety and wonderful resemblance to the original.
To director Dreson, the silver lining for “Rabbi Kurnas Versus. George W. Bush” was, above all, a sign: “I’m glad that such a political film won the award here. Took place, in which I am very pleased.
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With Greifswald director Tobias Wyman’s “The Path” about the boy who escaped World War II, a political children’s film was honored, despite its true history, as producer Daniel Ehrenberg noted, “Unfortunately, during the 2015 refugee crisis, there was more. Writer Rudiger Bertram came up with the idea – as I read during this week’s Refugee Day, there has never been so much. Current refugees. “
It is a political award ceremony under the spirit of the war in Corona and Ukraine. Lots of passion and glowing winners from the North, with burning speeches.
Video: Celebrated All-Rounder: Actress Melthem Captain (4 min)
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