Unterleuten: The Torn Village

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Unterleuten: The Torn Village
Genre Drama
Based on Unterleuten
by Juli Zeh
Screenplay by Magnus Vattrodt  [ de ]
Directed by Matti Geschonneck
Composer Matthias Weber  [ de ]
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
No. of episodes3
Production
Producer
Cinematography Theo Bierkens  [ de ]
Editor Eva Schnare  [ de ]
Running time270 minutes
Original release
Network ZDF
Release9 March (2020-03-09) 
12 March 2020 (2020-03-12)

Unterleuten: The Torn Village (German : Unterleuten. Das zerrissene Dorf) is a 2020 German television drama serial directed by Matti Geschonneck. It takes place in the fictional village Unterleuten in Brandenburg and follows the intrigues and power struggles when a company wants to install a wind farm in the area. It is based on the novel Unterleuten by Juli Zeh. It premiered in three parts on ZDF. [1]

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Cast

Production

The programme is based on the novel Unterleuten by Juli Zeh. It was adapted to a screenplay by Magnus Vattrodt  [ de ] and directed by Matti Geschonneck. It had a budget of six million euros. It was filmed over 75 days in 2018, using locations from ten different Brandenburg villages. [2]

Reception

Eva Schnare  [ de ] received the Deutsche Akademie für Fernsehen's award for best editing. [3] Sarina Radomski was nominated for best supporting actress and Anneke Troost for best costume design. [4]

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References

  1. "Unterleuten - Das zerissene Dorf". Filmportal.de . Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. Krawczyk, Karina (9 March 2020). "ZDF-Miniserie „Unterleuten": kleine Kriege, große Umbrüche". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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