The Collini Case

2019 film
The Collini Case
German film poster
GermanDer Fall Collini
Directed byMarco Kreuzpaintner
Screenplay by
Based onThe Collini Case
by Ferdinand von Schirach
Produced by
  • Marcel Hartges
  • Christoph Müller
  • Kerstin Schmidbauer
Starring
  • Elyas M'Barek
  • Franco Nero
  • Heiner Lauterbach
CinematographyJakub Bejnarowicz
Edited byJohannes Hubrich
Music byBen Lukas Boysen
Production
companies
  • Constantin Film
  • SevenPictures Film
  • Mythos Film
  • Rolize GmbH & Co.
Distributed byConstantin Film
Release date
  • 18 April 2019 (2019-04-18)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman
Box office$6.9 million[1]

The Collini Case (German: Der Fall Collini) is a 2019 German drama film directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner.[2] It is based on the eponymous novel by Ferdinand von Schirach.[3][4]

Cast

  • Elyas M'Barek as Caspar Leinen
  • Heiner Lauterbach as Richard Mattinger
  • Alexandra Maria Lara as Johanna Mayer
  • Franco Nero as Fabrizio Collini
  • Rainer Bock as Prosecutor Reimers
  • Catrin Striebeck as the judge
  • Manfred Zapatka as old Hans Meyer
  • Jannis Niewöhner as young Hans Meyer
  • Pia Stutzenstein as Nina, Caspar's interpreter and eventual secretary
  • Peter Prager as Bernhard Leinen, Caspar's father

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80%, based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "It stumbles a bit during its arguments, but strong performances and a suspenseful story help The Collini Case earn a winning verdict."[5]

Accolades

The Collini Case won The Cinema for Peace Award for Justice for 2019.[6]

References

  1. ^ "The Collini Case (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  2. ^ Meza, Ed (13 July 2018). "German Bestseller 'The Collini Case' to Be Made Into Film by Constantin". Variety.
  3. ^ "Collini Case, The (Fall Collini, Der)". German films. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. ^ Rebhandl, Bert (21 April 2019). ""Der Fall Collini" Im Kino: Aus Mangel an Ideen". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  5. ^ "The Collini Case (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Nominations 2020". Cinema for Peace Foundation. Retrieved 2022-12-30.

External links

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Films directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner
  • Summer Storm (2004)
  • Trade (2007)
  • Krabat (2008)
  • Coming In (2014)
  • The Collini Case (2019)


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