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Flashback - Mörderische Ferien (2000)

Country of Origin: Germany
Year of Production: 2000
Running Times: 95 mins
Format: colour 35mm Super 35
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: Dolby Digital

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Clasart Film / Concorde Filmed Entertainment
Executive Producer: Markus Zimmer
Producer: Rikolt von Gagern
Line Producer: Manfred Thurau
Production Manager: Silvia Tollmann

SCRIPT
Script: Jimmy Sangster, Natalie Scharf

DIRECTION
Director: Michael Karen
Assistant Directors: Sonja Pawlowa, Vladimir Torbica
Director Trainee: Mark S. Hölscher

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Peter-Joachim Krause
2nd Unit Director of Photography: Ralph Leistl
Steadicam Operators: Eckhard Jansen, Erwin Lanzensberger, Riccardo Brunner
Assistant Camera: Christian-Nils Diusztus, Michael Laakmann
2nd Unit Assistant Camera: Jens Wenzel
Gaffer: Cornelius Schepansky
Best Boy: Till Sadlowsky
Dolly Grip: Reinhard Sprunck
Stills: Christian Rieger
Colour Timer: Ingrid Lingenberg
Camera And Lighting Equipment: Panther Rental

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Behruz Torbati
Assistant Editors: Andrea Dvorak, Fee Burger
Post-Production Supervisor: Stephanie Hörmann
Negative Cutter: Christa Garmeier

MUSIC
Music: Siggi Müller
Music Supervisor: Alexander Hemmpel

SOUND
Sound Designer: Nigel Holland
Sound: Thomas Meyer
Assistant Sound: Frank Gorgas
Sound Mixer: Max Rammler-Rogall
Dubbing Director: Eva-Maria Jack
Supervising Sound Editor: Nigel Holland
Dialogue Editor: Magda Habernickel
ADR Supervisor: Wolfgang Hess
ADR Mixer: Florian Feichtmeier
Sound Effects Supervisor: Wieland Krüger
Sound Effects: Norbert Schlawin
Sound Effects Editor: Marco Raab
Dolby Stereo Sound Consultant: Hubert Henle

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up: Eddi Erfmann, Katharina Erfmann
Costume Designer: Lucia Faust
Assistant Costume Designer: Evelyn Straulino
Wardrobe: Line Weichmann

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: Helmut Neudorfer

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Dirk Lange, Peter Lange

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: MagicFX
Digital Visual Effects: ARRI Digital
Visual Effects Producer: Angela Reedwisch
Film Compositor: Lutz Lemke
Film Scanning and Recording: Steven Stueart
Titles: Blow Up Film

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Michael Pilz
Art Director: Christine Caspari
Storyboard Artist: Christoph Hochhäusler

MISCELLANEOUS
Continuity: Sabine Gally
Unit Publicist: Ilona Hüttersen
Catering: Cena Catering
Funding: Cine Tirol; FilmFernsehFonds Bayern; Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA)
Insurance: Huber & Co Assekurenzmakler

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Mac Steinmeier
Stunts: Matthias Werner, Stuntteam Steinmeier / Mohr

CASTING
Casting: Rita Serra-Roll, Stephen Sikder
Additional Casting: Reinhard Forcher, Ursula Kaplinger
Extras Casting: Michael Tschechow

CAST
Valerie Niehaus (Jeanette Fielmann)
Xaver Hutter (Leon Schroeder)
Alexandra Neldel (Melissa Schroeder)
Simone Hanselmann (Lissy Schroeder)
Erich Schleyer (Dr Martin)
Katja Woywood (Ella)
Fabian Zapatka (Jörg)
Christian Näthe (Paul)
Michael Greiling (Hannes Fielmann)
Nicola Etzelstorfer (Young Jeanette Fielmann)
Allegra Curtis (Michelle Fielmann)
Elke Sommer (Frau Lust)
Detlev Buck (Psychiater)
Marina Mehlinger (Mädchen im Zugabteil)
Sebastian Deyle (Junge im Zugabteil)
Christoph Hagen Dittmann (Dicker Polizist)
Joseph Holzknecht (Dünner Polizist)
Dietmar Mössmer (1. Arbeiter)
Peppi Grießner (2. Arbeiter)
Ulrike Lasta (Moderatorin)
Isabella Jantz (Claudia)
Rhea Harder (Heidi)
Doris Plörer (Verrückte Dame)
Birthe Wolter (Verrücktes Mädchen)
Martin Schneider (Taxifahrer)
Gretl Fröhlich (Assistentin Dr Martin)
Matthias Werner (Sichelmörder)
Mattias Zelic (Sichelmörder)
Mike Thiel (voice of radio DJ)
Maximilian Cress (Tommy - uncredited)

PLOT SUMMARY

Jeanette Fielmann, recently released from a psychiatric hospital, takes up a job teaching French to three rich kids for the summer. But there's a serial killer at work in the area and Jeanette's shaky grip on reality begins to loosen as she comes to suspect that the killer might be coming for her.

AVAILABILITY

Canada
Theatrical Distributor: Lions Gate Films Inc

Germany
Theatrical Distributor: Concorde Filmverleih GmbH
DVD Distributor: BMG Video (45819); Concorde Home Entertainment (2037)

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Australia
Rating: MA

Germany
Rating: 18
The theatrical version was cut to obtain an 18 rating by the FSK and it was this version which was subsequently released on DVD and video. An uncut print screens on the pay TV channel Premiere World.

USA
Rating: R

TIMELINE

2000
April

6: Germany – theatrical release

2002
January

25: Hungary – television broadcast

LINKS

INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
The Relic (1997)

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

epd Film vol.17 no.4 (1 April 2000) pp.38-39 (Germany)
review (Michael Karen versucht einen deutschen Splatter-Film by Frank Arnold)

KEYWORDS

psychiatric hospitals; serial killers; teachers


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