Casting
For her first television film – a remake of Fassbinder’s DIE BITTEREN TRÄNEN DER PETRA VON KANT – director Vera wants the perfect cast. But the first day of shooting is fast approaching and the numerous casting sessions have yet to find a suitable actress to play the leading role. Director Nicolas Wackerbarth captures the complex essence of Fassbinder’s film and simultaneously creates a profound work of his own. CASTING takes an unflinching look at the murky depths of human relationships driven by power, passion and desperation. Yet Wackerbarth also brings bitter truths to light about power relations and dependencies in the German television industry almost in passing.
CASTING is both intelligent and entertaining, marked by exciting turning points, humour and the breathtaking acting performances by a truly virtuoso ensemble. (Ansgar Vogt)
In the presence of Nicolas Wackerbarth, Andreas Lust and Andrea Sawatzki.
- Andreas Lust - Gerwin
- Judith Engel - Vera
- Ursina Lardi - Almut Dehlen
- Corinna Kirchhoff - Luise Maderer
- Andrea Sawatzki - Annika Strassmann
- Milena Dreissig - Ruth
- Nicole Marischka - Hanne
- Stephan Grossmann - Manfred
- Nicolas Wackerbarth
- Hannes Held
- Jürgen Carle
- Tom Doepgen
- Saskia Metten
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