Headsman
Henker
Austria / Luxembourg / United Kingdom / Switzerland / Germany / Hungary, May 2005
FILM,
Fiction,
108 min.
- directed by
- Simon Aeby
- Written by
- Susanne Freund, Steve Attridge
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.henker.at
At the end of the middle age, on the threshold of the new time, two friends turn out to be at the mercy of the powerful church. Georg, the prior, tries to withstand the pressure of the church. However, his best friend Martin, the executioner, becomes a rebel jeopardizing his existence, his life and the life of his family to protect innocent from the diabolic machinery of the inquisition. The friends become deadly enemies…
credits
- World Premiere
- May 2005
- Original Version
- English, colour, 35mm, 108 min.
- Production
- Allegro Film Produktions GmbH, Samsa Film, Film & Music Entertainment Ltd., T&C Film AG, Home Run Pictures, Eurofilm Studio, ORF Österreichischer Rundfunk, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, SRG SSR
- Producer
- Helmut Grasser
- directed by
- Simon Aeby
- Written by
- Susanne Freund, Steve Attridge
- Cinematography
- Vladimir Smutny
- Editing
- Karin Hartusch
- Music
- Matthias Weber
- Location Sound Mix
- Colin Nicolson
- Production Design
- Christoph Kanter
- Costumes
- Caterina Czepek
- Casting
- Sam Chandley, Markus Schleinzer
Cast
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Peter McDonald
Anastasia Griffith
Steven Berkhoff
Lee Ingleby
John Shrapnel
Eddie Marsan
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Sola Media GmbH
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
16.01.2006 - 22.01.2006 -
Montréal, 29e Festival des films du monde
26.08.2005 - 05.09.2005 -
Cannes, 45e Marché du Film
12.05.2005 - 22.05.2005