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Grill Point

Germany
2003, 105min.

Dir./Script. Andreas Dresen, Dir. of Phot. M.Hammon, Edit. J.Hauschild, Music by 17 Hippies, Art. Dir. S.Hopf, Prod. P.Rommel.
Cast: S.Kuehnert, T.Merten, A.Prahl, G.-M.Schmeide.

The characters two friendly couples in their late thirties; the place: the not exactly happening city of Frankfurt/Oder. Radio host Chris and his second wife Katrin don't have much to say to each other anymore, in or out of bed. Uwe, his friend, slaves away day and night at his own hot-dog stand, but forgets his wife Ellen and their kids. Small surprise, then, that Ellen and Chris - who is urgently looking for change - become more intimate...

Awards: Berlin (2002 Silver Bear & Grand Jury Award), German Film Award in Silver (2002), Chicago (2002, Silver Hugo for Best Director & Best Ensemble), Zagreb (2002, FIPRESCI Award), Ghent (2002, Robert Wise Prize for Best Director) German Film Critics' Award (2003, Best Feature), Bavarian Film Award (2003, Best Direction & Best Actor).

Dresen, Andreas

Andreas Dresen (born 1963, Gera, Germany)
Famous director and writer.He began making amateur films in 1979. He was a trainee at the DEFA feature film studio in 1985-86, where he was assistant director to Günter Reisch. He studied directing at the College of Film and Television in Potsdam-Babelsberg from 1986 and graduated 1991. From 1990 to 1992 he took part in Günter Reisch’s master classes at the Berlin Academy of Arts. He has been working as a screenwriter and director since 1992 and became a member of the Berlin Academy of Arts in 1998. Halbe Treppe was awarded the Silver Berlin Bear in 2002. Member of jury at the Berlin IFF in 2003.

Filmography
Der Kleine Clown (1985), Schritte des anderen (1987), Jenseits von klein Wanzleben (1989), So schnell geht es nach Istanbul (1991), Silent Country (Stilles Land, 1992), Krauses Kneipe (1993, TV), Mein unbekannter Ehemann (1994, TV), Kuckuckskinder (1994, TV), Andere Leben des Herrn Kreins (1994, TV), Heimatgeschichten - Sprung ins Glück (1995,TV), Heimatgeschichten - Alte Freunde (1995, TV), Freundin wider Willen - Achterbahn (1995, TV), Polizeiruf 110 - Der Tausch (1997, TV), Changing Skins (Raus aus der Haut, 1997, TV), Night Shapes (Nachtgestalten, 1999), Policewoman (Die Polizistin, 2000, TV), Grill Point (Halbe Treppe, 2002), Denk ich an Deutschland - Herr Wichmann von der CDU (2003), Willenbrock (2005), Sommer vorm Balkon (2005), Cloud Nine (2008), Whiskey with Vodka (2009).