Transit
Competition 2018
DEU/FRA 2018
by: Christian Petzold
Paula Beer, Franz Rogowski
Transit
Competition 2018
DEU/FRA 2018
by: Christian Petzold
Franz Rogowski
Transit
Competition 2018
DEU/FRA 2018
by: Christian Petzold
Paula Beer, Franz Rogowski
Transit
Competition 2018
DEU/FRA 2018
by: Christian Petzold
Ronald Kukulies, Franz Rogowski
Transit
Competition 2018
DEU/FRA 2018
by: Christian Petzold
Franz Rogowski, Lilien Batman
Transit
Competition 2018
DEU/FRA 2018
by: Christian Petzold
Franz Rogowski
Transit
Competition 2018
DEU/FRA 2018
by: Christian Petzold
Christian Petzold
Feb 17, 2018Christian Petzold, Paula Beer, Franz Rogowski
The director and his actors on the Red Carpet.
Competition – Transit
Feb 17, 2018Franz Rogowski
The actor in the Berlinale Palast.
Competition – Transit
Feb 17, 2018Franz Rogowski
Competition – Transit
Feb 17, 2018Christian Petzold
The director in the Berlinale VIP Club.
Competition – Transit
Feb 17, 2018Paula Beer, Franz Rogowski
The actors at the Photo Call.
Competition – Transit
Feb 17, 2018Christian Petzold, Paula Beer
The director and the actress at the Press Conference.
Competition – Transit
Feb 17, 2018Hans Fromm
The cinematographer at the Press Conference.
Competition – Transit
Feb 17, 2018Franz Rogowski
The actor at the Press Conference.
Competition – Transit
Feb 17, 2018Franz Rogowski, Lilien Batman, Paula Beer
The actors at the Photo Call.
Competition – Transit
Feb 17, 2018Paula Beer
The actress at the Photo Call.
Competition – Transit
Feb 17, 2018Christian Petzold
The director at the Photo Call.
Competition – Transit
Feb 17, 2018Franz Rogowski, Lilien Batman
The actors on the Red Carpet.
Competition – Transit
Feb 17, 2018Lilien Batman
The actor on the Red Carpet.
Competition – Transit
Feb 17, 2018Dieter Kosslick, Franz Rogowski, Paula Beer
The Festival Director and the actors in the Berlinale Palast.
Competition – Transit
Feb 17, 2018Paula Beer, Franz Rogowski
The actors at the premiere.
Competition – Transit
Feb 21, 2018Christian Petzold, Ronald Kukulies
The director and the actor at filmkunst 66.
Berlinale Goes Kiez – Transit
Feb 21, 2018Florian Koerner von Gustorf
One of the producers on stage at filmkunst 66.
Berlinale Goes Kiez – Transit
Florian Koerner von Gustorf (Producer), Franz Rogowski (Actor), Christian Petzold (Director, Screenwriter), Paula Beer (Actress), Hans Fromm (Director of Photography)
Moderation: Jenni Zylka
Press Conference at full lengthThe German troops are just outside Paris. Georg escapes to Marseille at the last moment. His luggage contains the legacy of a writer named Weidel, who took his own life out of fear of persecution. This legacy comprises a manuscript, some letters and the Mexican Embassy’s assurance of a visa. Only those who can prove that they will leave are allowed in this port town, and this means you need an entry permit from a potential host country. Assuming the identity of Weidel, Georg tries to obtain one of the few scarce passages on a ship. Talks between refugees take place in the corridors of his small hotel, the waiting rooms of consulates, and the cafés and bars down at the harbour. Georg befriends Driss, the son of his late comrade Heinz, who died whilst trying to flee. But when he meets the mysterious Marie, his plans change. Transit is based on Anna Seghers’ eponymous novel which she wrote in exile. The film is set in contemporary Marseille where these characters from the past move around. And so, refugees from back then meet refugees from today, history meets the present, and all of their stories combine to create one eternal transit space.
by
Christian Petzold
Germany / France 2018
German, French
101’ · Colour
World premiere
Franz Rogowski (Georg)Paula Beer (Marie)Godehard Giese (Richard)Lilien Batman (Driss)Maryam ZareeBarbara AuerMatthias BrandtSebastian HülkEmilie de PreissacAntoine Oppenheim
Born in Hilden, Germany in 1960, he has lived in Berlin since 1981. He studied German and drama at Freie Universität Berlin and then, from 1988 to 1994, film at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB). He directed his first feature film in 1995. Made in 2000, his film The State I Am In won Gold at the German Film Awards; he was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Director for Barbara in 2012. Undine marks his fifth film to be presented in the Berlinale Competition and, following Transit, his second collaboration with Paula Beer and Franz Rogowski.
Filmography1995 Pilotinnen · Pilotinnen 1996 Cuba Libre · Cuba Libre 1998 Die Beischlafdiebin · Die Beischlafdiebin 2000 Die innere Sicherheit (The State I Am In) · Die innere Sicherheit (The State I Am In) 2001 Toter Mann (Something to Remind Me) · Toter Mann (Something to Remind Me) 2002 Wolfsburg · Wolfsburg 2004 Gespenster (Ghosts) · Gespenster (Ghosts) 2006 Yella · Yella 2008 Jerichow · Jerichow 2011 Dreileben – Etwas besseres als der Tod (Dreileben – Beats Being Dead) · Dreileben – Etwas Besseres als den Tod (Dreileben – Beats Being Dead) 2012 Barbara · Barbara 2014 Phoenix · Phoenix 2018 Transit · Transit 2020 Undine
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2020
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