Age of Cannibals
{{short description|2014 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Age of Cannibals
| image = Zeit der Kannibalen Poster.jpg
| alt = Age of Cannibals Poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster in German
| director = Johannes Naber
| producer = Milena Maitz
| writer = Stefan Weigl
| starring =
| music = Cornelius Schwehr
| cinematography = Pascal Schmit
| editing = Ben von Grafenstein
| studio = Studio TV Film
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2014|2|10|Berlinale|2014|5|22|df=yes}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| country = Germany
| language = German
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Age of Cannibals ({{Langx|de|Zeit der Kannibalen}}) is a 2014 German drama film directed by Johannes Naber, starring Devid Striesow, Katharina Schüttler and Sebastian Blomberg. It tells the story of two business consultants who travel to impoverished and corrupt countries where they make shady business deals, never having to leave their hotels. The film is made like a chamber play with stylised and grotesque acting. Principal photography took place from 8 January to 14 February 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/alles-ausser-kontrolle_|title=Zeit der Kannibalen|work=Filmportal.de|publisher=Deutsches Filminstitut|accessdate=2015-06-16}}
The premiere took place at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, where the film played in the section Perspektive Deutsches Kino.{{Cite web|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2014/02_programm_2014/02_Filmdatenblatt_2014_20141499.php|title=Zeit der Kannibalen|work=berlinale.de|publisher=Berlin International Film Festival|accessdate=2015-06-16}} At the German Film Award 2015 it received the third-place prize in the category Best Fiction Film and the prize for Best Screenplay.{{Cite web|last=Roxborough|first=Scott|date=2015-06-19|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/victoria-a-one-take-german-803658|title=One-Take Thriller 'Victoria' Wins German Film Awards|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=2015-06-20}} It was also nominated for Best Direction.{{Cite web|url=http://www.deutsche-filmakademie.de/fileadmin/downloads/DFP2015/Nominierungen_2015.pdf|title=Für die Preiskategorien des Deutschen Filmpreises 2015 sind nominiert|language=German|work=deutsche-filmakademie.de|publisher=Deutsche Filmakademie|accessdate=2015-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620182255/http://www.deutsche-filmakademie.de/fileadmin/downloads/DFP2015/Nominierungen_2015.pdf|archive-date=2015-06-20|url-status=dead}}
Cast
- Devid Striesow as Frank Öllers
- Sebastian Blomberg as Kai Niederländer
- Katharina Schüttler as Bianca März
- Romesh Ranganathan as Singh
- Steve Ellery as John Schernikau
- Jaymes Butler as Vincent Akume
- Warsame Guled as Mulatu
- Florence Kasumba as Magdalena
- Joana Adu-Gyamfi as Saralina
- Veronica Naujocks as Asa Onochi
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.zeitderkannibalen.de/ Official website] {{in lang|de}}
- {{IMDb title|2723240}}