The Border Guard / Der Grenzer, 2020
Film still, The Border Guard, © Hanno Dall
Film still, The Border Guard, © Hanno Dall
Film still, The Border Guard, © Hanno Dall
Film still, The Border Guard, © Hanno Dall
First draft for the post hut, hand sketch
First draft of the views, hand sketch
Floor Plan
The border post
Border post inside
Border Outpost inside
The Border Guard´s work
THE BORDER GUARD
At a border post in the middle of the Europea fir forest an old border guard does his duty. Times are peaceful and the border is open. Things change when a young successor appears in order to replace the old guard. A story about responsibility, freedom and the courage to overcome boundaries.
CAST
CHRISTIAN PÄTZOLD
LEONARD CAROW
PURNIMA GRÄTZ
PENTHAI GRÄTZ
WINNIE RICARDA BISTRAM
HANSI KRAUS
CREW
Director SVEN GIELNIK
Screenplay & Production JULIAN HAISCH & MORITZ LAUER
Cinematography HANNO DALL
Editing MATTHIAS WÖLBING
Music BERTOLT POHL & MATTI THÖLERT
Sound MAXIMILIAN HARTSTANG & MARIEKE CZOGALLA
Production Design ANN-KATHRIN EBERHARD
Makeup & Hair ANNA POSER
Costume Design: MARA LAIBACHER
Slowenia Unit Producer LANA BREGAR
VFX VINCENT MAURER
Color Grading JULIAN NIESNER
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg 2021.
Details