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Plakat

A Dysfunctional Cat

    All titles (2)
    Feature Film | 2017-2018 | Drama | Germany

    Trailers/Videos

    Brief synopsis

    She lives in Iran; he lives in Germany. Both of them are single. Their arranged marriage is anything but a whirlwind romance. Still strangers to each other after the wedding, they try to make their marriage work while learning to live in harmony. A kind of anti-romcom, this first feature film by the Iranian-born director had its world première in Berlin.

    (FIFF, 2019)

    Cast

    ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
    Pegah Ferydoni
    Mina [L]
    Hadi KhanjanpourKian [L]
    Christo KlahrHerr Rollinger [GS]
    Constantin von JascheroffLars [SR]
    Henrike von KuickSophie [SR]
    Anouk VargaAnouk [SR]
    Arash MarandiMasoud [SR]
    Marzieh AlivirdiFrau Faridani [SR]
    Massud RahnamaHerr Faridani [SR]
    Azar ShahidiFrau Torabian [SR]
    Mahdokht AnsariRawi [SR]
    Farhad SahebanpourBewerber [SR]
    Anton AlgrangDr. Fuchs [SR]
    Kathrin von Steinburg
    Stefanie [SR]
    Sina WilkeTanja [SR]
    Kianoosh SadighMaryam [SR]
    Christian PfeilLehrer [SR]
    Rainer SteffenHerr Frankenschmidt [SR]
    Sina HeiderMädchen in Umkleide 1 [BP]
    Lea Johanna GesztiMädchen in Umkleide 2 [BP]
    Hermann SchneiderPatient [BP]
    Kiomars AbdiniVater des Bewerbers [BP]
    Sogol Asghari MoghadamNeda [BP]
    Rosa FalkenhagenMädchen in Umkleide 3 [BP]
    Mina MahmoudianSaba [BP]
    Arezou Saffari-DürrMutter des Bewerbers [BP]
    Morti TorabzadehHerr Torabian [BP]
    Matthäus ZaborszykMöbelpacker

    Crew

    ActivityNameComment
    ColoristNicholas Coleman
    Director of photographyJulian Krubasik
    1st assistant cameraLambert Strehlke
    2nd assistant cameraBenjamin Fannrich
    2nd assistant cameraValentin Walther
    DIT digital imaging technicianRobin Paralkar
    Arri Amira Prores 2 & 3.2k, Cooke S2
    Arri Amira Prores 2 & 3.2k, Cooke S2
    Data wrangler / digital loaderSidri Wiese
    6 Tage Vertretung
    6 Tage Vertretung
    Still photographerHendrik Heiden
    Costume designerKatharina Jutta Schmidt
    Assistant costume designerMonica Siviero
    DirectorSusan Gordanshekan
    1st AD (local system)Merlin Nadj-Torma
    1st AD (local system)Olga Müller
    Crowd 2nd AD (local system)Ferdos Sililo-Simon
    Crowd 2nd AD (local system)Ben Turlach
    Script continuitySimon-Niklas Scheuring
    EditorFrank Müller [2]
    Assistant editorJonas Windwehr
    GafferLisa Maria Müller
    Best boy electricJan Peltzer
    Best boy electricJan Maria Peltzer
    Lighting technician / electricianMykyta Gibalenko
    Lighting technician / electricianFelix Laicher
    Zusatz
    Zusatz
    Makeup artist / hair stylistSylvia Niehues
    Chief Makeup Artist
    Chief Makeup Artist
    Additional make up artistUlli Tischler
    1 Drehtag
    1 Drehtag
    ComposerSebastian Fillenberg
    ProducerRalf Zimmermann
    ProducerCaroline Fischer [1]
    Production designerMarkus Dicklhuber
    Assistant production designerSusanna Haneder
    Standby propsAnja Bühling
    Scenic painterOliver-Markus Waimann
    Art department traineeMatthäus Zaborszyk
    Line production coordinatorDunja Limbrunner
    Assistant production managerAndreas Kohlmaier
    Unit manager (local system)Sandra Hofmann
    Location manager (local system)David Hufnagel
    Production assistantTamira Coldewey
    Production driverRafael von Sury
    & Produktionsassistent
    & Produktionsassistent
    ScreenwriterSusan Gordanshekan
    Script consultantTheresa Pak
    Drehbuch-Mitarbeit
    Drehbuch-Mitarbeit
    Script consultantGregor Koppenburg
    Drehbuch-Mitarbeit
    Drehbuch-Mitarbeit
    Production sound mixerUdo Steinhauser
    Boom operatorRobert Nabholz
    Sound re-recording mixerChristoph Merkele
    Sound designerNico Krebs
    Adr editorNicolas Voß
    Sprachsynchron Cutter
    Sprachsynchron Cutter
    Commissioning editorBarbara Häbe
    Commissioning editorMonika Lobkowicz
    Commissioning editorNatalie von Lambsdorff

    Production companies

    CompanyComment
    Glory Film GmbH [de]
    Arte [de/fr]
    Koproduzent
    Koproduzent
    BR Bayerischer Rundfunk [de]
    Koproduzent
    Koproduzent

    Distribution / Sales companies

    CompanyComment
    Alpenrepublik Filmverleih
    Theatrical Germany
    Theatrical Germany
    Media Luna New Films UG [de]

    Facilities

    DepartmentCompanyComment
    Cameras and UtilitiesFGV Schmidle GmbH
    CastingAgentur PRODUCER'S FRIEND
    Komparsen
    Komparsen
    Lighting and UtilitiesFGV Schmidle GmbH
    Finance/Law/Insuranceadag Payroll Services GmbH
    Komparsenabrechnung
    Komparsenabrechnung
    Production Servicesfilmobil
    VIP-Lounge-Trailer
    VIP-Lounge-Trailer
    Production ServicesFilmservice Wallner
    PropsFTA Film- und Theater-Ausstattung GmbH
    Ausstattung, Kostüm
    Ausstattung, Kostüm
    PropsHerz Medical GmbH
    Med.Ausstattung & FB
    Med.Ausstattung & FB
    PropsSonnewald
    Vehicles and aircraftsFilmcops e.K.
    Polizeifahrzeuge, Uniformen, Requisiten
    Polizeifahrzeuge, Uniformen, Requisiten
    Sound (Postproduction)Wavefront Studios GmbH

    Awards

    Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
    Susan Gordanshekan2019Snowdance Independent Film Festival [de]
    Beste Regie
    Beste RegieWinner
    Susan Gordanshekan2018Metropolis - Deutscher Regiepreis [de]
    Beste Regie Debüt / Nachwuchs:
    Beste Regie Debüt / Nachwuchs:Winner
    Susan Gordanshekan2018Int. Filmfestspiele Berlin
    Perspektive Deutsches Kino
    Perspektive Deutsches KinoNominated
    Susan Gordanshekan2018Shanghai Int. Film Festival [cn]
    Focus Germany
    Focus GermanyNominated
    Susan Gordanshekan2018Sehsüchte Film Festival [de]Nominated
    Susan Gordanshekan2018Stony Brook Film Festival
    Jury Award
    Jury AwardNominated
    Susan Gordanshekan2018Sehsüchte Film Festival
    competition
    competitionNominated
    Susan Gordanshekan2018Festival des deutschen Films [de]
    Stilbewusst und intensiv
    Stilbewusst und intensivNominated

    Festivals

    YearCountryFestivalComment
    2021EgyptBetween Women Filmmakers Caravan
    2019GermanyFestival Türkei/Deutschland
    2019SwitzerlandFestival International de Films de Fribourg
    2018CanadaSt.Johns International Women's Film Festival
    2018FranceUniversCiné Allemand Festival
    2018TaiwanTaipei International Film Festival
    2018PolandNew Horizons
    2018South KoreaDiaspora Film Festival

    TV-broadcast

    TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
    RepeatGermanyARD [de]Wednesday, 09/09/2020, 12.30 AM
    RepeatGermanyARD [de]Wednesday, 02/09/2020, 12.30 AMFilmdebüt im Ersten
    First showingFrancearteWednesday, 24/04/2019, 11.50 PM« L'Amour à rebours »
    First showingGermanyarteWednesday, 24/04/2019, 9.40 PM

    Cinema releases and premieres

    TypeCountryDateComment
    Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 04/10/2018