CEASEFIRE
synopsis
Baghdad. The official war is over, but everyday life is an endless catastrophe. Th situation in Falluja is particularly desolate: hardly any food supplies left, no medicne, medical care in shambles. In the midst of this dramatic situation, the U.S. forces reach an agreement with the rebels: a 24-hour ceasefire. Kim, the Dutch member of an international aid organization, is planning a transport of badly needed supplies to a hospital in the war zone with Alain, a doctor. Assisting them is Oliver, a young journalist who hopes to finally land a spectacular story. Forming a community of conflicting interests, the three very different idealists all want to save lives ? but first they have to save their own...
international title: | Ceasefire |
original title: | Waffenstillstand |
country: | Germany |
sales agent: | Beta Cinema |
year: | 2009 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Lancelot von Naso |
release date: | DE 01/04/2010 |
screenplay: | Lancelot von Naso, Kai-Uwe Hasenheit, Collin McMahon |
cast: | Thekla Reuten, Matthias Habich, Hannes Jaenicke, Max von Pufendorf, Husam Chadat |
cinematography by: | Felix Cramer |
film editing: | Vincent Assmann, Kilian von Keyserlingk |
costumes designer: | Annette Lofy, Oliver Hoese |
music: | Oliver Thiede |
producer: | Florian Deyle, Martin Richter, Dario Suter, Klaus Dohle, Dirk Hamm, Oliver Koenig |
production: | Drife Productions, DCM Pictures, Erfttal Film, Creado Film AG, Koenig Invest, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), ARTE France |
backing: | German Federal Film Board (FFA), FilmFernsehFonds Bayern |
distributor: | Falcom Media GmbH |