Curveball (film)

Curveball
Film poster
Directed by	Johannes Naber
Written by	Oliver Keidel, Johannes Naber
Produced by	Amir Hamz, Christian Springer, Fahri Yardim
Starring	Sebastian Blomberg, Dar Salim, Virginia Kull
Cinematography	Sten Mende
Edited by	Anne Jünemann
Music by	Johannes Naber
Release date	27 February 2020 (2020-02-27)(Berlin)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Curveball is a 2020 German political satire film drama directed by Johannes Naber. It is based on true events leading up to the Iraq War of 2003. ^[1] The film premiered in the Berlinale Special section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival. ^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Sebastian Blomberg as Wolf
• Dar Salim as Rafid Alwan
• Virginia Kull as Leslie
• Michael Wittenborn as Retzlaff
• Thorsten Merten as Schatz
• Franziska Brandmeier as Meg, Wolf's daughter

Awards

The film won the Bronze Lola in the category “Best Feature Film” at the 2021 German Film Awards (producers: Amir Hamz, Christian Springer, Fahri Yardim) and the Award for “Best Supporting Actor” (Thorsten Merten) as well as a nomination for “Best Screenplay” (Oliver Keidel, Johannes Naber). ^[4]

References

1. Johnston, Oliver. "Berlin Film Festival 2020: Curveball | Review". The Upcoming. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
2. "Curveball". Berlinale. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
3. "Berlinale Film Curveball Debuts Clip, ARRI Media Intl. Boards Film". Variety. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
4. "Curveball – Wir machen die Wahrheit • Deutscher Filmpreis" (in German). Retrieved 22 February 2022.

External links

• Curveball at IMDb