Freunde
IMDb ID: tt0297125 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 6.5 (398 votes)
Genres: Short · Drama
Two sixteen year old boys, Marcos and Johannes, spend their days racing, wrestling, hanging out, watching videos and playing hide-and-seek at nights. A closeness develops between the two of them, which soon starts to become a cala...
Stars
Martin Kiefer
Marlon Kittel
Rose Bender
Iris Minich
Britta Jatzwauk
Benno Günther
Phillip Nilgen
Lukas Nilgen
Ulrike Will
Directors
Jan Krüger
Oliver Schwabe
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Martin Kiefer | Character: Johannes
Actor: Marlon Kittel | Character: Marco
Actor: Rose Bender | Character: Tanja
Actor: Iris Minich | Character: Actress
Actor: Britta Jatzwauk | Character: Actress
Actor: Benno Günther | Character: Actor
Actor: Phillip Nilgen | Character: Actor
Actor: Lukas Nilgen | Character: Actor
Actor: Ulrike Will | Character: Actress
[Directors Group]
Name: Jan Krüger | Role: Director
Name: Oliver Schwabe | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: A.M. Homes | Role: Writer
Name: Jan Krüger | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Almut König | Role: Producer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Oliver Schwabe | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Rita Schwarze | Role: Editor
[Art Direction Group]
Name: Claudia Stock | Role: Art Director
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Angelika Remy | Role: Costume Designer
[Makeup Department]
Name: Rena Kaminski | Role: Makeup Department
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Torben Liebrecht | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Tini Tüllmann | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Art Department]
Name: Horst Königstein | Role: Art Department
[Sound Department]
Name: Stephan Bartschat | Role: Sound Department
Name: Uwe Dresch | Role: Sound Department
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Oliver Schwabe | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0297125/videogallery/
Release Schedule
Italy: September 2001 (Venice Film Festival)
Germany: November 18, 2001 (Kinofest Lünen)
United Kingdom: April 6, 2003 (London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
United States: June 7, 2003 (New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
Ireland: August 2, 2003 (Dublin Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
France: December 10, 2003 (TV premiere)
Iceland: March 5, 2004 (Reykjavik Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
Awards
Nominee | 2002 | German Short Film Award | Short Film Award in Gold | Outstanding Short Film - Under 30 Minutes Length | Jan Krüger, Freunde
Winner | 2001 | Venice Film Festival | Silver Lion - Short Film | Jan Krüger, Freunde
Winner | 2001 | Venice Film Festival | Prix UIP Venice (European Short Film) | Jan Krüger, Freunde
Nominee | 2001 | European Film Awards | European Film Award | European Short Film | Jan Krüger, Freunde | Prix UIP Venezia
Box Office
Germany: USD 60243
Period: Feb 22 – 25, 2001 | Rank: 16 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 28 | Gross to date: USD 60243 | Interval gross: USD 60243 | Per theater average: USD 2151
