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CURVEBALL
by Johannes Naber 108 minutes, Germany Languages: German, English |
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Sebastian Blomberg, Dar Salim, Virginia Kull, Michael Wittenborn, Thorsten Merten, Franziska Brandmeier SYNOPSIS Curveball tells the grotesque, at times even surreal, true story of how the Iraq war, with the involvement of the German government and secret service, was started based on nothing but faulty intelligence. Bioweapons expert Wolf of the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) is obsessed with the idea that, despite UN inspections, anthrax is still being produced in Iraq. Back home in Germany, his superior Schatz assigns him as case officer for the Iraqi asylum seeker Rafid Alwan because Alwan claims to have worked as an engineer for Saddam Hussein’s secret bioweapons program. It’s a rare triumph for a secret service not exactly spoilt by success: finally, they have a piece of intelligence that would put them one step ahead of the CIA. What they are missing, though, is proof. The search for which proves difficult, as “Curveball” is well aware of his value to the agency. His claims, meanwhile, end up serving a number of decidedly different interests—the CIA, the German government, everyone is trying to use his incredible story for their own purposes. Thus, bit by bit, a construed story becomes reality and a lie becomes the truth. A truth, which sets in motion a chain of events that forever changes the global political landscape. PRODUCTION Amir HAMZ, Christian SPRINGER, Fahri YARDIM (Bon Voyage Films GmbH) International SALES ARRI MEDIA |
SCREENINGS
Tuesday 25 February - 18:30 @ CinemaxX 9 & CinemaxX 5 - Press screenings Thursday 27 February - 21:00 @ Friedrichstadt-Palast - Official screening Friday 28 February - 16:00 @ Friedrichstadt-Palast Sunday 1 March - 22:00 @ Friedrichstadt-Palast PHOTO CALL > Thursday 27 February - 16:45 @ Hyatt PRESS CONFERENCE > Thursday 27 February - 16:55 @ Hyatt TALENTS ATTENDING Johannes Naber (director) Sebastian Blomberg (actor) Dar Salim (actor) Michael Wittenborn (actor) Thorsten Merten (actor, tba), Franziska Brandmeier (act, tba) Amir Hamz (producer), Christian Springer (producer), Fahri Yardim (producer) Sten Mende (DoP), Oliver Keidel (Script) For German Press, please contact Philippe Graf/Boxfish, graf@boxfish-films.de, +49 176 843 47 944
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