Age of Cannibals

2014 film

10 February 2014 (2014-02-10) (Berlinale)
22 May 2014 (2014-05-22)

Running time

93 minutesCountryGermanyLanguageGerman

Age of Cannibals (German: Zeit der Kannibalen) is a 2014 German drama film directed by Johannes Naber, starring Devid Striesow, Katharina Schüttler and Sebastian Blomberg. It tells the story of two business consultants who travel to impoverished and corrupt countries where they make shady business deals, never having to leave their hotels. The film is made like a chamber play with stylised and grotesque acting. Principal photography took place from 8 January to 14 February 2013.^[1]

The premiere took place at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, where the film played in the section Perspektive Deutsches Kino.^[2] At the German Film Award 2015 it received the third-place prize in the category Best Fiction Film and the prize for Best Screenplay.^[3] It was also nominated for Best Direction.^[4]

Cast

Devid Striesow as Frank Öllers
Sebastian Blomberg as Kai Niederländer
Katharina Schüttler as Bianca März
Romesh Ranganathan as Singh
Steve Ellery as John Schernikau
Jaymes Butler as Vincent Akume
Warsame Guled as Mulatu
Florence Kasumba as Magdalena
Joana Adu-Gyamfi as Saralina
Veronica Naujocks as Asa Onochi

References

^ "Zeit der Kannibalen". Filmportal.de. Deutsches Filminstitut. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
^ "Zeit der Kannibalen". berlinale.de. Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
^ Roxborough, Scott (2015-06-19). "One-Take Thriller 'Victoria' Wins German Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
^ "Für die Preiskategorien des Deutschen Filmpreises 2015 sind nominiert" (PDF). deutsche-filmakademie.de (in German). Deutsche Filmakademie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2015-06-16.