A film poem about a continent at night, a culture on which the suns going down, though its hyper alert at the same time, an Abendland that, often somewhat self-obsessively, sees itself as the crown of human civilization, while its service economy is undergoing rapid growth in a thoroughly pragmatic way. Nikolaus Geyrhalter takes a look at a paradise with a quite diverse understanding of protection.
Night work juxtaposed with oblivious evening digression, birth and death, questions that await answers in the semi-darkness, a Babel of languages, the routine of the daily news, and political negotiation: All this has been captured in images with a wealth of details that make us look at things in a new way.
The longer you consider a word, the more distant is its return gaze: ABENDLAND.
Directed and cinematography by
Edited and dramatic structure by
Wolfgang Widerhofer
Script
Wolfgang Widerhofer,
Nikolaus Geyrhalter,
Maria Arlamovsky
Sound
Lea Saby,
Hjalti Bager-Jonathansson,
Andreas Hamza,
Lenka Mikulova,
Nicolas Joly,
Ekkehard Baumung
2nd unit cinematography
Oliver Schneider
Assistant cameramen
Oliver Schneider,
Christoph Grasser,
Engelbert Obex,
Christoph Steiner,
Gerald Piesch,
Sebastian Arlamovsky
Additional cinematography
Matthias Halibrand
Project development and research
Maria Arlamovsky
Research and production management
Lucy Ashton,
Patricia Rütten-Fuster
Location management
Lucy Ashton,
Philipp Mayrhofer,
Palo Pekarcik,
Patricia Rütten-Fuster,
Alessandra Cardone,
Anja Grüner,
Bryan Carter,
José Martos,
Wanda Traeger,
Valentina Frigerio,
Olimpia Pietrangeli,
Nathalie Rendevski Savaricas
Executive producer
Michael Kitzberger
Filmed in Europe, October 2008 to November 2010, at the following places:
Slowakisch-Ukrainische Grenze,
Sobrance, Slowakei
Camp Casilino, Rom, Italien
Neonatologie, Medizinische Universität,
Graz, Österreich
Europäisches Parlament, Brüssel, Belgien
Oktoberfest, München, Deutschland
Street Care CCTV, London, Großbritannien
Petersplatz, Rom, Italien
Sky News, Isleworth, Großbritannien
Mail Sorting Office, Langley, Großbritannien
BAE Systems, Eurofighter Assembly, Preston,
Großbritannien
Sensoor Help Line, Hengelo, Niederlande
Polizei Schieß- u. Einsatztrainingsanlage,
Wittlich, Deutschland
BigSister Erotic Club, Prag, Tschechien
Seniorenzentrum Köpenick, Berlin, Deutschland
Anti-Castor-Demonstration, Wendland,
Deutschland
Rückkehrberatung/Empfangs- und Verfahrenszentrum, Basel, Schweiz
Flughafen Wien, Schwechat, Österreich
Flughafen Frankfurt, Deutschland
Krematorium Dresden-Tolkewitz, Deutschland
Spanisch-Marokkanischer Grenzzaun, Melilla, Spanien
Qlimax, Arnheim, Niederlande
with the friendly support of the following individuals and institutions
Headquarters of Border Police Sobrance, Ministry of Interior of Slovak Republik,
DKKS Elisabeth Mayer, DKKS Heidi Grebien, DKKS Manulea Steinhart, Prof. Dr. Berndt Urlesberger, Dr. Heinz Zotter, Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Müller (Neonatologie, Medizinische Universität Graz);
Kirsten van Kampen (Europäisches Parlament, Presse);
Tourismusamt München, Christian Meinzinger, Josef Herrnberger, Stefan Miedl, Martin Pfisterer, Peter Pock, Bui Thi Kim Ngoc, Tran Thi Thu Trang, Henryk Sukiennik, Dr. Christina Koupan, Christoph Renner, Till Nellen, Omar Ghanmi, Andreas Ballerstaller, Dr. Thomas Klemme, Dr. Klaus Straßburg, Dr. Elisabeth Harrer, Fabian Zick, Alexandra Pevzner, Nicolai Wöhe, Nicole Fallack, Michael Plabst; Angelika Rocco (Hacker-Festzelt), Hr. Roiderer (Gasthof zum Wildpark), Fr. Haas und Gottfried Schlicht (Polizeipräsidium München, Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit), Gisbert Frühauf, Oliver Schütz (Bayrisches Rotes Kreuz- Kreisverband München, Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit);
Ian Iverson (Lambeth Borough Council);
Lesley Dobson, Louise Campbell (BAE Systems);
Laura Riccioni (Pontificio Consiglio per le Comunicazioni sociali, Città del Vaticano);
Archive footage CTV ? Centro Televisivo Vaticano;
Francoise Frost, Nic Peters, Stuart Ramsay, Tom Rayner (Sky News, British Sky Broadcasting Ltd);
Bob Lawrence (Royal Mail);
Marko Post, Serah Issa, Jacinta van Ardenne (Sensoor Helpline);
Benedikt Däges, Karl-Josef Klink, Stefan Wilhelmi, Thomas Schilken, Andreas Klein, Robert Kirchen (Leiter Schieß- u. Einsatztrainingsanlage), Horst Schaefer (Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Ministerium des Innern u. Sport);
Carl Borowitz, Walter Grigereit (Big Sister Prag);
Heiko Naujok, Hildegard Saebel, Edith Steckel, Brunislawa Guballa, Margot Schofeld, Fr. Gebert, Edith Groh, Fr. Richter, Fr. Behrendt, Fr. Schallau, Hr. Dietrich, u.a. Bewohner und Mitarbeiter des Seniorenzentrum Köpenick;
Natalie Artuc-Joerin (Rückkehrberatung EVZ Basel), Roger Lang, Juliane Hänggi (EVZ Basel), Jonas Montani (Bundesamt für Migration, Bern);
Georgiou Konstantinos, Fatih Güzel, Suat Kaya, Rayan Ravi, Daniel Wondwessen, Konstantina Gkogkou, u.a. Mitarbeiter der Reinigung Flughafen Frankfurt, Recep Sahin (GCS), Kai Wachholz, Zafer Sahin, Lars Jörgens, Anna-Lena Mayer (Flughafen Frankfurt);
Hr. Ritter, Hr. Balbrink, Jens Börner (Krematorium Dresden-Tolkewitz), Robert Arnrich (Leiter Städtisches Friedhofs- u. Bestattungswesen), Heike Grossmann (Pressesprecherin Landeshauptstadt Dresden);
José Rafael Martínez Jiménez, Juan Antonio Martín Rivera, José García Peña Aranzana, Miguel González Fernández, Ibrahan Dris Kaddur (Guardia Civil, Comandancia de Melilla, Oficina de Prensa y Comunicación);
Ibo Örgüt (Q dance), Rudy Peters (Scantraxx Recordz), Headhunterz (Qlimax, Black)
as well as
Dagmar Lezuo (Baureferat München), Dieter Harlov, Jens Stracke, Dieter Paul (P&Z), Klaus Repke (P&Z), Hr. Schierbaum (Hauptbahnhof Berlin); Andreas Frick, Leonore Mundt; Fr. Langley, Mitarbeiter und Kunden McFit Berlin; Ilhan Yavuz, Frank Pawlik, Orhan Yavuz und Mitarbeiter Flughafen Frankfurt Cargo;
Bojana Sternad (Hagedorn GmbH); Dr. Birgit Pfefferl, Hermann Pulko, Robert Wieser (MAN Nutzfahrzeuge Österreich AG); Media Service Center Baden-Baden; Laurant Bishoph, Christian Frey (Hotel de Police, Strassbourg); Alex Crozilhac, Christophe Granier, Joelle Cinq-Fraix (Louvre); Siby Yaya, Tandia Mamedi, Philipp Stisi (Rungis); Bruno Berthelon, Aboubacar Cisse, Karine Lehongre-Richard (Metro Paris); Karin Berthommiére, Roccia Aurélia, Nathalie Bouq (Futuroscope Poitiers); Simon Little (Powerday); Simon Karim (Newsprinters Broxbourne Ltd.); Manuel Lopez (Privilege Nightclub Ibiza);
Daniel Wicke (Xellray Networks GbR, LAN-Party Geiselwind); Jean Francoise (Terre DAsile), Vincent Le Noir, Sylvie Copyans (Association SALAM); Dr. Eva Hassel ? von Pock (European Space Agency ESA/ESOC);Gabriele Eick (THE SQUAIRE); Stanislav Fedorina und Kollegen; MARCK Global Equipment Concept; Jasper Weijman (Bavak Security Group, AS&E); Richard Andrews & crew (Human & Canine Training Services & City View Security Ltd); Mr. Rick (Manchester Paintball Arena); Lisa Fröhlich (Public Relation, Beate Uhse AG), Astrid Minck (Pabo, NL); Lievan Muylaert, Kim DeConnick, Jean Smets, Sarah Janssens (Administratie van douane en accijnzen, Belgium); Yves Le Dantec, Stephanie Santolaria, Eric Chasson, Léquipe de la CROC (Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects, Montreuil, France); Prof. R. Somasundaram, Dr. B. Leidel, Dr. Triltsch, Cornelia Czerwonka, Dr. Hanns Iblher, (Charité Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Notaufnahme u. Intensivstation); Prof. MUDr. Ale Roztocil (CSc.
Gynekologicko - porodnické oddelení,
Nemocnice Jihlava), John Greenway (Manchester Airport), Birgit Charman (Rapiscan Systems); Darrell Pace (Ministry for Justice, Malta), Terry Gosden (General Workers Union), Herman Grech (Times of Malta), Andre Callus, Maj. Ivan Consiligio (Armed Forces of Malta); Frau Ruckler (Erotikmesse Österreich);
Nicole van Zurk, Manuel Luque Aguilera (Thai Hand Massage, Amsterdam); Tom Mortelmans, An Kloeck, Frank de Ruijsscher (DP World, Antwerp); Vincent bijt Vuur, Maggie Apperloo, Frank Kaan (Flitsdate); Sebastien Le Clerq (Casino de Namur); Oliver Trepplin, Joachim Stein, Tina Scholz (Justizvollzugsanstalt Offenburg); Prof. Roland von Bothmer (The Nordic Genetic Resource Center, Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway); Guy Alzido u.a. (MINT, Brüssel); For Active People (Fitnessfestival, Perugia); Le Mans 24 Hours (SSP ACO, Circuit des 24 Heures); Michael Korvas, Harald Laschober (Bundespolizei Wien), Michael Takacs (Bundesministerium für Inneres); Ing. Leopold Hronek (WIENSTROM GmbH); Klaus Krenn, Bernhard Mayr (Musikverein Wien); Renata Giménez Binder (Barcelona Supercomputing Center); Esther Megías Viñals, Luis Martin Ercilla (Iberdrola Renovables, Sevilla), Salma Abdalla, Lizzy Amanpour, Emily Artmann, Janet Ashton, Nadim Baba, Francesca Colquhoun, Jenny Dare, Paul Divjak, Federico Fornaro, Christine Gaigg, Tiberius Galicianu, Simon Graf, Astrid Guger, Kristina Haider, Johannes Holzhausen, Dudley Hooley, Alexander Horwath, Peter Jäger, Dominik Kamalzadeh, Max Kliewer, Erwin Landrichter, Anne Laurent, Hugo MacPherson, Andreas Mayer, Mario Meislinger, Niki Klingohr (Interspot), Clare O Hagan, Claus Philipp, Barbara Pichler, Dieter Pichler, Nicole Scherg, Martin Schweighofer, Wolfgang Stahl, Gerald Waibel, Helmut Wimmer, Constantin Wulff
Sound Mixing
Ingo Holub,
Sabine Maier
Sound Design
Daniel Fritz
HD post-production
Listo
HD online
Geoff Kleindorfer
Color grading
Willi Willinger
Film recording
Herbert Fischer
Sound post-production and film prints
Synchro
Color correction
Sepp Kloucek
Public relations
Silvia Burner
Apomat - Andrea Pollach, Mahnaz Tischeh
Translations
Steve Wilder,
Bianca Pruner,
Heinrich Matzneller,
Antonia Ghahremani,
Nicole Tintera,
Lenka Mikulova,
Vesna Muhr,
Mozes Heinschink,
Cepissak Bystrik,
Bernhard Fuchs,
Seema Kapila,
Mia Burner,
Hannes Burner
Graphic design
Fabian Geyrhalter
Production office
Barbara Kern
Production assistant
Claudia Wohlgenannt
Production auditor
Markus Glaser
Producers
Nikolaus Geyrhalter,
Markus Glaser,
Michael Kitzberger,
Wolfgang Widerhofer
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