The Guardians
All titles (3)
- The Guardians (Worldwide English title)
- Schutzengel (German)
- Témoin pour cible (French)
Feature Film | 2012 | Action, Drama | Germany
Main data
| Director | Til Schweiger |
|---|---|
| Written by | Paul Maurice, Stephen Butchard, Til Schweiger (co-writer) |
| Production | Barefoot Films, Barefoot Productions GmbH [de], Warner Bros. Entertainment GmbH [de] |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures Germany [de] |
Shooting data
| Start of shooting | 25/01/2012 |
|---|---|
| End of shooting | 04/04/2012 |
| Number of shooting days | 45 |
| Locations | Berlin und Umgebung |
| Filming regions | East Germany |
Project data
| Film financing | |
|---|---|
| Length of movie | 133 min. |
| Acquisition format | Uncompressed 4 : 4 : 4 |
| Distribution format | Uncompressed 4 : 4 : 4 |
| Sound format | Dolby SRD / Dolby digital (5.1, 6 channels) |
Brief synopsis
Cast
| Actor | Role name | Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Til Schweiger | Max Fischer [L] | |
| Luna Schweiger | Nina [L] | |
| Karoline Schuch | Sara [L] | |
| Moritz Bleibtreu | Rudi [L] | |
| Heiner Lauterbach | Thomas Backer [L] | |
| Kasem Hoxha | The Watcher [SR] | |
| Werner Kalb | Polizist Diner [SR] | |
| Ben Ruedinger | Bedienung Diner [SR] | |
| Anna-Katharina Samsel | Police Woman [SR] | |
| Axel Stein | Leo [SR] | |
| Mickey Hardt | Falscher Polizist [SR] | |
| Herbert Knaup | Henri [SR] | |
| Jana Reinermann | Krankenschwester Sylvie [SR] | |
| Tim Wilde | Nicholas [SR] | |
| Numan Acar | Reporter [SR] | |
| Monique Schröder | Kind Lisa [SR] | |
| Hannah Herzsprung | Helena [SR] | |
| Kostja Ullmann | Kurt [SR] | |
| Ralph Herforth | Streifenpolizist [SR] | |
| Stefan Schwung | Nurses [SR] | |
| Jytte-Merle Böhrnsen | Leos` Frau [BP] | |
| Vanessa Bühler | Angestellte [BP] | |
| Teresa Harder | Mareike Baus | |
| Sascha Görlich | Durchsuchungsbeamter |
Crew
| Activity | Name | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Production accountant | Christl Druxeis | |
| Assistant production accountant | Tobias Lauterberg | |
| Vfx producer | Manfred Büttner | |
| Vfx supervisor | Denis Behnke | |
| Motion graphics designer | Rick Baxstar Ü-Wagen,Polizeirevier, Hotel | Ü-Wagen,Polizeirevier, Hotel |
| Colorist | Christine Hiam Dailies | Dailies |
| Director of photography | Erik Lee Steingroever | |
| Director of photography | Thomas Jahn | |
| Director of photography | Adrian Cranage Director of Photography | Director of Photography |
| Additional photography | Jürgen Wolf | |
| Drone camera operator | Kevin Schulze | |
| Aerial camera operator | Stefan Müller [1] | |
| Highspeed operator | Yoshua Berkowitz Phantom Gold | Phantom Gold |
| Steadicam operator | Yoshua Berkowitz Alexa Plus | Alexa Plus |
| 1st assistant camera | Rafael Jeneral C Cam 11DT | C Cam 11DT |
| 1st assistant camera | Tobias Rost Zusatz, 4 DT | Zusatz, 4 DT |
| 1st assistant camera | Gregor Grieshaber Zusatz B Kamera | Zusatz B Kamera |
| 1st assistant camera | Christoph Greiner Zusatz | Zusatz |
| 1st assistant camera | Felix Schwarz Arri Alexa, C-Cam | Arri Alexa, C-Cam |
| 1st assistant camera | Alexander Sachariew Add. 1 AC Tageweise ARRI Alexa Plus | Add. 1 AC Tageweise ARRI Alexa Plus |
| 1st assistant camera | Karim Rahmani zusatz | zusatz |
| 1st assistant camera | Lars Richter A-cam | A-cam |
| 1st assistant camera | Christian Graf durchgehend B-CAM | durchgehend B-CAM |
| 2nd assistant camera | Florian Schwarz A-Cam | A-Cam |
| 2nd assistant camera | Maximilian Günther Alexa, Zusatz | Alexa, Zusatz |
| 2nd assistant camera | Anna-Lena Haas B-Cam | B-Cam |
| 2nd assistant camera | Jan-Frederik Wockenfuß Zusatz 2 DT | Zusatz 2 DT |
| 2nd assistant camera | Angela Fellenberg Canon Operator 20 DT | Canon Operator 20 DT |
| 2nd assistant camera | Carola Rodriguez Sanchez Zusatz | Zusatz |
| 2nd assistant camera | Milan Bardo Bergheim Zusatz 1Tag | Zusatz 1Tag |
| 2nd assistant camera | Julian Hanschke Zusatz | Zusatz |
| 2nd assistant camera | Julian Taro Hitomi ALEXA Plus, additional 2nd AC | ALEXA Plus, additional 2nd AC |
| 2nd assistant camera | Florian Bellack Zusatz Safehouse | Zusatz Safehouse |
| DIT digital imaging technician | Yoshua Berkowitz Alexa Plus - ProRes | Alexa Plus - ProRes |
| Data wrangler / digital loader | Tobias Semmelmann Video Operator Assistent | Video Operator Assistent |
| Still photographer | Anne Wilk & Plakat | & Plakat |
| Camera trainee | Valentin Schweiger | |
| Camera trainee | Sebastian Schweiger | |
| Casting director | Emrah Ertem | |
| Extras/bit player casting | Claudia Ferse | |
| Costume designer | Gabriela Reumer | |
| Assistant costume designer | LinLin May | |
| Assistant costume designer | Metin Misdik Key Cstumer | Key Cstumer |
| Costumer / wardrobe | Maxi Munzert Zusatzgarderobiere | Zusatzgarderobiere |
| Costumer / wardrobe | Sonja Greif KB: Gabriela Reumer | KB: Gabriela Reumer |
| Draper / patternmaker | Beate Thein Anfertigung Karoline Schuch | Anfertigung Karoline Schuch |
| Additional costumers | Melanie Hug | |
| Director | Til Schweiger | |
| 2nd unit director | Oliver Knorr | |
| 1st AD (local system) | Oliver Knorr 1.AD | 1.AD |
| Crowd 2nd AD (local system) | Anissa Mehnert | |
| 3rd AD crowd (local system) | Janco Christiansen | |
| 3rd AD crowd (local system) | Rico Herre 6 DT | 6 DT |
| Script supervisor | Silke Engelhardt Zusatz Stunttage | Zusatz Stunttage |
| Script supervisor | Sandra Pöggel | |
| Extras coordinator | Kathleen Teichmann Berlin | Berlin |
| Extras coordinator | Roksana Kotulla | |
| Extras coordinator | Elisa Schäfer | |
| Editor | Constantin von Seld | |
| Assistant editor | Matti Falkenberg | |
| Key grip | Jürgen Wolf | |
| Grip | Francisco Ochoa-Wagner | |
| Gaffer | Erik Lee Steingroever | |
| Best boy electric | Volker 'Vanta' Vahl Rigging | Rigging |
| Best boy electric | Rainer Köhle | |
| Rigging gaffer | Florian Kronenberger | |
| Dimmer board operator | Anton Meister | |
| Lighting technician / electrician | Sascha Görlich | |
| Lighting technician / electrician | Arian Uting | |
| Lighting technician / electrician | Alexander Zeihn | |
| Additional electrician | Golo Jahn | |
| Additional electrician | Jens Thurmann Rigging | Rigging |
| Additional electrician | Ronald Deter | |
| Lighting assistant | Christopher Becker Rigging | Rigging |
| Lighting assistant | Sascha Thaut | |
| Lighting trainee | Alexander Basil | |
| Makeup artist / hair stylist | Mareike Saß | |
| Makeup artist / hair stylist | Andrea Voss | |
| Additional make up artist | Julia Lohmüller | |
| Additional make up artist | Ulla Röling | |
| Additional make up artist | Krisztina Szántó-Konthur | |
| Additional make up artist | Christina Wagner | |
| Orchestrator | Maurus Ronner | |
| Producer | Til Schweiger | |
| Production designer | Silke Buhr | |
| Art director | Esther Schreiner | |
| Set decorator | Isabel von Forster | |
| Art department assistant | Ingo Klier | |
| Construction manager | Christoph Klose Ausführung BUK-Filmbau | Ausführung BUK-Filmbau |
| Construction coordinator | Frank Noack | |
| Prop master | Andreas Horstmann | |
| Standby props | Tino Lemke | |
| Set dresser | Julia Roeske | |
| Set dresser | Markus Hasler Senior Set Dresser | Senior Set Dresser |
| Set dresser | Christoph Lanksch Senior Dresser | Senior Dresser |
| Set dresser | Ron Büttner | |
| Art department coordinator | Heidrun Schlossmacher | |
| Property assistant | Tamara Frank Innenrequisitenassistenz | Innenrequisitenassistenz |
| Property assistant | Theresa Neupert Ausstattungspraktikantin Innen-und Außen | Ausstattungspraktikantin Innen-und Außen |
| Location scout | Christian Meinecke Berlin/Erzgebirge | Berlin/Erzgebirge |
| Location scout | Tobias Palmer | |
| Set builder | Tobias Bergner | |
| Set builder | Christoph Klose | |
| Set builder | Udo Seitner | |
| Stand by set builder | Christoph Baumstieger | |
| Graphic artist | Katja Clos | |
| Graphic artist | Nina Strathmann Spielrequisiten | Spielrequisiten |
| Property driver | Oliver Mayer | |
| Property driver | Mike Müller | |
| Production manager | Klaus Spinnler | |
| Production coordinator | Katja Zaus | |
| Assistant production manager | Michele Maurer | |
| Assistant production manager | Aysel Yilmaz Office Management | Office Management |
| Assistant production manager | Anna Katharina Dechert 5 DW | 5 DW |
| Unit manager (local system) | Tom Müller | |
| Location manager (local system) | Roberto Walter | |
| Location manager (local system) | Tobias Lehmann | |
| Set manager/ floor manager | Hans-Peter Abts | |
| Assistant set/floor manager | Florian Weißhuhn | |
| Production driver | Peter Mett Truck-Driver Technik | Truck-Driver Technik |
| Production driver | Steffen Sahr Tech-Truck-Driver | Tech-Truck-Driver |
| Production driver | Raymond Schulz | |
| Production driver | Malte Mann | |
| Set runner | Felix Kaminski ab DT 11 | ab DT 11 |
| Set runner | Rico Herre /Set PA | /Set PA |
| Set runner | Younes Labdi | |
| Set runner | Elisa Schäfer | |
| Set runner | Maximilian Bachmann | |
| Set runner | Nils Brillat | |
| Screenwriter | Stephen Butchard | |
| Screenwriter | Paul Maurice | |
| Co-writer | Til Schweiger | |
| Production sound mixer | Angelo Hopfer 2nd Unit Sound Mixer | 2nd Unit Sound Mixer |
| Production sound mixer | Frank Heidbrink | |
| Boom operator | Peter Brücklmair | |
| Second boom operator | Angelo Hopfer 2nd Unit Sound Mixer | 2nd Unit Sound Mixer |
| Sound re-recording mixer | Christoph Merkele | |
| Sound designer | Benedikt Uebe | |
| Supervising sound editor | Stefan Busch | |
| Foley recordist | Michael Stecher | |
| Dialogue editor | Chrissi Rebay | |
| Foley artist | Andreas Schneider | |
| Special effects supervisor | Adolf Wojtinek SFX Department Berlin / Waffen / SFX | SFX Department Berlin / Waffen / SFX |
| Special effects supervisor | Claudius Rauch SFX Supervisor | SFX Supervisor |
| Special effects technician | Michael Apling SFX & Weapons Crew & Office Coordinator | SFX & Weapons Crew & Office Coordinator |
| Special effects technician | Bernd Wildau | |
| Special effects technician | Juliane Walker | |
| Special effects technician | Jens Dunkel bei SFX Department Berlin | bei SFX Department Berlin |
| Special effects technician | Thomas Thiele [1] | |
| Special effects technician | Marcus Preußing | |
| Stunt coordinator | Dani Stein | |
| Stuntman/woman | Babette Schimanek double hannah herzsprung | double hannah herzsprung |
| Stuntman/woman | Wanja Götz Shooter | Shooter |
| Stunt driver | Felix Kaminski | |
| Personal assistant | Sarah Tommaselli Betreuung Luna Schweiger | Betreuung Luna Schweiger |
Production companies
| Company | Comment |
|---|---|
| Barefoot Films | |
| Barefoot Productions GmbH [de] Serviceproduktion | Serviceproduktion |
| Warner Bros. Entertainment GmbH [de] Koproduzent | Koproduzent |
Distribution / Sales companies
| Company | Comment |
|---|---|
| Warner Bros. Pictures Germany [de] |
Facilities
| Department | Company | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Extras/Bit Player | agentur wanted | |
| Advertising/Presentations | The White Rabbit Key Visual development, cinema poster design, creation of marketing content for cinema & home video | Key Visual development, cinema poster design, creation of marketing content for cinema & home video |
| Finance/Law/Insurance | Aon Jauch & Hübener GmbH | |
| Finance/Law/Insurance | Mecon Media Concept Ltd. [de] Gagenabrechnung (Komparsen) | Gagenabrechnung (Komparsen) |
| Production Services | astRein Fußmatten Fussmattenservice | Fussmattenservice |
| Production Services | BlocSec Personenschutz | Personenschutz |
| Production Services | Busy Hands - Filmservice Baubühne,Hands,Setreinigung | Baubühne,Hands,Setreinigung |
| Production Services | Carry Grand Limousinen+Shuttleservice CG Fahrservice | CG Fahrservice |
| Production Services | Film & Sicherheitsservice Andermann & Messer GBR als Andermann & Messer GBR Shuttle Köln-Berlin-Köln | als Andermann & Messer GBR Shuttle Köln-Berlin-Köln |
| Production Services | Fireset Feuerwehr | Feuerwehr |
| Production Services | GPDS GERMAN PROTECT & DEFENSE SERVICE GmbH Brandsicherheitswachdienst | Brandsicherheitswachdienst |
| Production Services | hiasberlin Masken-&Garderobenmobil | Masken-&Garderobenmobil |
| Production Services | ProBlock Service GmbH | |
| Transportation, Travel and Accomodation | Filmservice Andermann LKW Shuttle K - B - K | LKW Shuttle K - B - K |
| Costumes | COMME des COSTUMES KB: Gabriela Reumer | KB: Gabriela Reumer |
| Costumes | PATIN-A SHOP GmbH Kostümequipment | Kostümequipment |
| Costumes | Theaterkunst GmbH Kostümausstattung KB: Gabriela Reumer | KB: Gabriela Reumer |
| Costumes | Was ihr wollt als COMME des COSTUMES | als COMME des COSTUMES |
| Decoration | FTA Film- und Theater-Ausstattung GmbH | |
| Decoration | Textilwerkstatt Letschert Textile Deco | Textile Deco |
| Props | polizeiteam.de Spurensicherungsequipment | Spurensicherungsequipment |
| Props | Stoffwerke Marion Herdle Rollstuhlmodifikation | Rollstuhlmodifikation |
| Special Effects | Sven Hübner SFX Department Berlin/Waffen & Training | SFX Department Berlin/Waffen & Training |
| Sound (Postproduction) | BASIS Berlin Postproduktion GmbH ADR Aufnahmen | ADR Aufnahmen |
| Sound (Postproduction) | Sound Shop - Studio für Tonbearbeitung - Michael Stecher Geräuschaufnahmen | Geräuschaufnahmen |
| Sound (Postproduction) | Wavefront Studios GmbH Dialogue Editing | Dialogue Editing |
Awards
| Award winner | Year | Award | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Til Schweiger | 2013 | Jupiter Award Bester Film (National) | Bester Film (National) | Nominated |
| Luna Schweiger | 2013 | Jupiter Award 2013 Bester Darstellerin (National) | Bester Darstellerin (National) | Winner |
Festivals
TV-broadcast
| Type | Country | Station | Date / Time | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First showing | Germany | ProSieben [de] | Sunday, 19/10/2014 |
Cinema releases and premieres
| Type | Country | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theatre release | Germany | Thursday, 27/09/2012 |