Europe

Place de L’Europe (Working title)

Feature Film | 2019-2021 | Drama | France, Germany

Main data

Director	Philip Scheffner
Written by	Philip Scheffner, Merle Kröger
Production	Pong Film GmbH [de], Haut Les Mains Productions [fr], Blinker Filmproduktion GmbH [de], RBB - Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg [de], Auvergne Rhône Alpes Cinéma [fr]
Distributor	Grandfilm GmbH, Square Eyes [at]

Shooting data

Start of shooting	15/08/2019
End of shooting	14/09/2019
Locations	Châtellerault & Poitiers, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Filming regions	France - New Aquitaine

Project data

Film financing

Length of movie

1h 45min

Trailers/Videos

[de] Trailer French with German subtitles - Grandfilm

Stills

Posters

Brief synopsis

A bus stop, a square, a few blocks on a suburban road. Zohra Hamadi, metal rods down her spine, gets off the bus. She walks upright, finally able to breathe easily. But Europe only grants her a few days of respite. Zohra Hamadi decides to reach out to the future. EUROPE – a story of forced fiction.

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Rhim Ibrir	Zohra [L]
Thierry Cantin	Doctor [SR]
Didier Cuillierier	Bus driver [SR]
Khadra Bekkouche	Khadra [SR]	Franziska Fockel
Nouria Lakhriss	Imane [SR]
Sadya Bekkouche	Nesrin [SR]
Hassane Ziani	Farid [SR]	Altamasch Noor
Zoulikha Ibri	Grandmother [SR]
Amandine Demuynck	Zohra's colleague [SR]
Nawel Kefif	Neighbor (Hostess) [SR]	Franziska Fockel
Frédéric Guesdon	Physiotherapist [SR]
Sarah Boukhennouf	Neighbor (couple) [SR]
Nordine Kefi	Neighbor (pair) [SR]
Thomas Blanchard	Prefecture clerk [SR]
Jane Resmond	Prefecture clerk [SR]
Laurence Masliah	Lawyer [SR]
Marwane Sabri	Omar [SR]	Altamasch Noor
	Visitor [BP]	Franziska Fockel
	Youssef [BP]	Altamasch Noor

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
1st AD	Pascal Capitolin
Vfx supervisor	Domingo Stephan
Colorist	Matthias Behrens
Director of photography	Volker Sattel
Casting director	Bahijja El Amrani
Costume designer	Sandrine Bonheure
Director	Philip Scheffner
Gaffer	Tarek Shayne Tabet
Producer	Merle Kröger
Producer	Caroline Kirberg
Co-producer	Meike Martens
Co-producer	Karim Aitouna
Co-producer	Thomas Micoulet
Production designer	Nicolas Lefèvre
Standby props	Sonia Cailler
Line producer	Thomas Micoulet
Line producer	Caroline Kirberg
Unit manager (local system)	Nathalie Aubaret
Assistant set/floor manager	Cédric Leger
Screenwriter	Merle Kröger
Screenwriter	Philip Scheffner
Script translator	Olivier Houlmann final version DE-FR	final version DE-FR
Script translator	Emma Delforno first version DE - FR	first version DE - FR
Production sound mixer	Tristan Pontecaille
Sound re-recording mixer	Simon Bastian
Sound designer	Simon Bastian
Commissioning editor	Rolf Bergmann

Production companies

Company	Comment
Pong Film GmbH [de]
Haut Les Mains Productions [fr] coproduction	coproduction
Blinker Filmproduktion GmbH [de] coproduction	coproduction
RBB - Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg [de] coproduction	coproduction
Auvergne Rhône Alpes Cinéma [fr] coproduction	coproduction

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
Grandfilm GmbH Germany (theatrical)	Germany (theatrical)
Square Eyes [at] World Sales & Festival Strategy	World Sales & Festival Strategy

Facilities

Department	Company	Comment
Film Processing/Transfers	wave-line GmbH
Sound (Postproduction)	Zeigermann_Audio GmbH

Awards

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Volker Sattel	2023	Preis der Deutschen Filmkritik [de] Best Cinematography	Best Cinematography	Nominated
Pong Film GmbH [de]	2022	Berlin International Film Festival [de] GWF Award Best First Feature	GWF Award Best First Feature	Nominated
Philip Scheffner	2022	Berlin International Film Festival [de] Peace Film Award - Honorable Mention	Peace Film Award - Honorable Mention	Winner
Philip Scheffner	2022	Berlin International Film Festival [de] GWF Award Best First Feature	GWF Award Best First Feature	Nominated
Haut Les Mains Productions [fr]	2022	Berlin International Film Festival [de] GWF Award Best First Feature	GWF Award Best First Feature	Nominated

Festivals

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2022	Austria	Crossing Europe European Panorama Fiction	European Panorama Fiction
2022	Germany	Kasseler Dokfest
2022	Germany	Berlin International Film Festival [de] Forum - world premiere	Forum - world premiere

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	Germany	Thursday, 10/03/2022
Premiere		Sunday, 13/02/2022	Berlinale

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