Der Schimmelreiter (2026)
Nordfriesland heute: Nach dem Tod seines Schwiegervaters übernimmt Hauke Haien zwei wichtige Funktionen im Küstenschutz - Deichgraf und Direktor des Küstenschutzes. Fachlich ist Hauke der beste Mann für diese Aufgabe, er ist ein Visionär, der im Einklang mit der Natur lebt und denkt. Allein die Menschen sind nicht seins. Als Eigenbrötler weiß Hauke kaum, wie er ein Publikum begeistern und Mitstreiter gewinnen kann. Seine Warnungen vor den Auswirkungen des Klimawandels werden im Dorf als Hysterie abgetan, obwohl die Küstenbewohner wissen, dass eine drastische Kurskorrektur der Klimapolitik unvermeidlich ist. Zu Haukes Glück unterstützt ihn seine Frau Elke. Ihr gelingt es, ihm Gehör zu verschaffen. Doch nicht lange genießt Hauke den Erfolg, denn als bekannt wird, dass seine Pläne viel radikaler sind, schlagen ihm Unverständnis und Wut entgegen. Widerstand und Druck zehren an ihm. Die Katastrophe zieht auf – und lässt sich nicht mehr abwenden.
Der Regisseur:
Franziska Meletzky
Der Autor:
Léonie-Claire Breinersdorfer
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Max Hubacher as Hauke Haien |
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Olga von Luckwald as Elke Haien |
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Annette Frier as |
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Elina Leitl as |
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Nico Holonics as |
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Joshua Jagersberger as Carsten |
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Ramona Kunze-Libnow as |
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Christoph Glaubacker as Iven |
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Harald Windisch as |
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Kriemhild Hamann as |
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Emanuel Fellmer as Malte, Tierarzt |
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Josephine Bloéb as Clara |
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Till Firit as Klaas Haders |
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Imke Siebert as erwachsene Wienke |
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Tim Ehlert as Stabsleiter |
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Margarethe Tiesel as Brigitte |
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Lisa Hofer as Vollina Peterson |
| Art | Mirja Engelhardt | Storyboard Artist |
| Crew | Arne Möller | Post Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Bella Halben | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Philipp Szynarowski | Electrician |
| Sound | Kai Schoormann | Music Consultant |
| Production | Rupert Henning | Producer |
| Production | Wolfgang Cimera | Producer |
| Art | Thomas Höltzel | Property Master |
| Camera | Clara Schemmel | Data Wrangler |
| Directing | Franziska Meletzky | Director |
| Production | Bettina Wente | Producer |
| Production | Karsten Aurich | Delegated Producer |
| Production | Bettina Scheibe | Production Designer |
| Camera | Flemming Laybourn | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Jakob Fuß | Camera Trainee |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franziska Knoll | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Bauer | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Michael Segebarth | Location Scout |
| Production | Michael Segebarth | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judith Kröher Falch | Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Michael Schreiber | Best Boy Electric |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stefanie Schädlich | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Eike Groenewold | Music Arranger |
| Production | Jannis Stahnsdorf | Production Manager |
| Production | Michael Luda | Producer |
| Production | Sidri Wiese | Production Driver |
| Production | Annegret Weitkämper-Krug | Producer |
| Art | Andrea Giesel | Location Scout |
| Editing | Susanne Masuch | Assistant Editor |
| Writing | Léonie-Claire Breinersdorfer | Screenplay |
| Production | Michael Segebarth | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Heinz-Georg Voskort | Line Producer |
| Production | Nancy Dlusztus | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Petra Tilger | Commissioning Editor |
| Production | Jan Richard Schuster | Producer |
| Production | Bernd Novotny | Production Driver |
| Production | Isabelle Welter | Producer |
| Art | Peter Knoblich | Graphic Designer |
| Crew | Luggi Leitner | Special Effects Technician |
| Directing | Anna Lucia Teuschl | Crowd Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susann Weber | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Anke Neugebauer | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Titus Piontek | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Oskar Tanz | Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Florian Loppnow | Video Assist Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tamara Dorfmeister | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Belinda Nussbaumer | Costumer |
| Lighting | Maik Uhlig | Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Stine Sonne Munch | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hannah Reuvekamp | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elise Tillmann | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Viola Weltgen | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Haegele | Costumer |
| Directing | Monika Stuhl Conforti | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Paul Weiß | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Florian Kellner | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Isabel Cornel | Grip |
| Lighting | Ingolf Schmidt | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Clara Schemmel | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Benjamin Hirlinger | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christina Birnbaum | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Susann Bieling | Production Designer |
| Art | Johannes Huber | Assistant Property Master |
| Lighting | Sebastian Brücke | Lighting Technician |
| Directing | Sanny Schulte | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Kai Finnigan | Key Grip |
| Directing | Viola Paulus | Crowd Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Freund | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stefanie Dimitrow | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Robert Schaefer | Producer |
| Production | Jessica Wagner | Production Accountant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claudia Blumenauer | Costumer |
| Directing | Sanny Schulte | Crowd Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Lennox Witt | Electrician |
| Production | Kathrin Storch | Production Accountant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Caterina Czepek | Costume Designer |
| Directing | Sara Nardelli | First Assistant Director |
| Editing | Katia Fink | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Alexander Mehanikov | Standby Property Master |
| Production | Oliver Alber | Unit Manager |
| Art | Paula Schlichtkrull | Art Department Trainee |
| Production | Ragnar Pich | Production Driver |
| Art | David Thummerer | Set Dresser |
| Art | Lisa Ena Ottenschläger | Standby Property Master |
| Sound | Uve Haussig | Production Sound Mixer |
| Art | Clemens Radloff | Set Dresser |
| Production | Jenny Helch | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Martin Gerhard | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Rico Molaro | Set Runner |
| Sound | Tony Nowak | Boom Operator |
| Visual Effects | Pitt Rotter | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Sabine Bolenius | Location Manager |
| Crew | Sina Trautmann | Set Runner |
| Art | Andreas Bräunsdorf | Painter |
| Crew | Vanessa Wieduwilt | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Michael Luda | Line Producer |
| Production | Vanessa Uenning | Assistant Production Manager |
| Camera | Sascha Werdehausen | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Falk Oettel | Gaffer |
| Crew | Tobias Käppler | Set Runner |
| Sound | Johannes Doberenz | Production Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Wolfgang Ringer | Data Wrangler |
| Lighting | Falk Oettel | Best Boy Electric |
| Production | Damian Asmussen | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Kristin Hansen | Dialect Coach |
| Crew | Till Steinfort | Post Production Assistant |
| Crew | Julian Erhart | Video Assist Operator |
| Editing | Nils Nebe | Online Editor |
| Lighting | Jan-Paul Gauly | Electrician |
| Writing | Theodor Storm | Novel |