German Film Prize in Gold goes to “September 5” | EUROtoday

The thriller “September 5” by Tim Fehsbaum concerning the 1972 Olympic assault in Munich was awarded the Golden Lola on the German Film Award. The German Film Academy in Berlin introduced this.

“September 5” received a complete of 9 prizes, together with Leonie Benesch for the very best feminine supporting position. The script, the directing and the reduce have been additionally awarded. The movie by the Swiss director Failure Tree had gone into the race with ten nominations.

He tells the occasions on the Olympic assault on September 5, 1972 from the angle of a US tv crew that was presupposed to report on the competitions.

Instead, the journalists turn out to be dwell reporters of a hostage-taking of Israeli athletes by means of a Palestinian terrorist command. “September 5” is a gripping drama, informed in a minute and calm. At the Oscars this yr, the movie was nominated for the very best unique script, however went away empty-handed.

The Lola in silver received the polytric thriller “The Sow of Holy Fig Bree” by Mohammad Rasoulof concerning the protests in Iran after the loss of life of younger Kurdin Jina Mahsa Amini in September 2022. The drama “In Love, Your Hilde” by Andreas Dresen cleared the Lola in Bronze.

The sudden information of Margot Friedländer supplied probably the most transferring second of the night. Star pianist Igor Levit is visibly on the stage when he spontaneously praised the Holocaust time motion (103) with emotional phrases. Levit, who was really on stage for a laudation for the very best movie music, referred to as for a silent. The viewers obtained up. Again and once more Levit’s voice stalled and he fought with tears.

The finest main actor turned Misagh Zar for “the seeds of the holy fig tree”. Sam Riley, who was nominated twice on this class (“Cranko” and “Islands”), went away empty -handed as a substitute.

Alexander Scheer additionally missed an award regardless of double resourization as the very best supporting actor (“Cologne 75” and “in love, your Hilde”). Instead, Godehard Giese received for “Sad Jokes”. Liv Lisa Fries obtained a prize for the very best feminine lead. In the movie “In Love, Your Hilde” she embodies the Nazi resistance fighter Hilde Coppi (1909–1943).

The German Film Award is likely one of the most necessary awards within the business. Around 1,700 company have been invited to the theater on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, together with the brand new Minister of Culture Wolfram Weimer.