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 |
| Camera | Flemming Laybourn | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Bella Halben | Director of Photography |
| Production | Karsten Aurich | Delegated Producer |
| Sound | Kai Schoormann | Music Consultant |
| Lighting | Philipp Szynarowski | Electrician |
| Directing | Franziska Meletzky | Director |
| Camera | Jakob Fuß | Camera Trainee |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Bauer | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Clara Schemmel | Data Wrangler |
| Lighting | Michael Schreiber | Best Boy Electric |
| Art | Mirja Engelhardt | Storyboard Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stefanie Schädlich | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Eike Groenewold | Music Arranger |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franziska Knoll | Key Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Arne Möller | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Bettina Scheibe | Production Designer |
| Production | Nancy Dlusztus | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Luggi Leitner | Special Effects Technician |
| Production | Rupert Henning | Producer |
| Art | Michael Segebarth | Location Scout |
| Production | Michael Segebarth | Location Manager |
| Crew | Petra Tilger | Commissioning Editor |
| Production | Michael Luda | Producer |
| Production | Sidri Wiese | Production Driver |
| Production | Bernd Novotny | Production Driver |
| Art | Andrea Giesel | Location Scout |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judith Kröher Falch | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Isabelle Welter | Producer |
| Production | Wolfgang Cimera | Producer |
| Writing | Léonie-Claire Breinersdorfer | Screenplay |
| Production | Jan Richard Schuster | Producer |
| Editing | Susanne Masuch | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Annegret Weitkämper-Krug | Producer |
| Production | Jannis Stahnsdorf | Production Manager |
| Production | Michael Segebarth | Assistant Location Manager |
| Art | Thomas Höltzel | Property Master |
| Art | Peter Knoblich | Graphic Designer |
| Production | Bettina Wente | Producer |
| Production | Heinz-Georg Voskort | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tamara Dorfmeister | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Haegele | Costumer |
| Production | Jessica Wagner | Production Accountant |
| Directing | Viola Paulus | Crowd Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Freund | Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Ingolf Schmidt | Lighting Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stefanie Dimitrow | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Kathrin Storch | Production Accountant |
| Editing | Katia Fink | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Alexander Mehanikov | Standby Property Master |
| Art | Paula Schlichtkrull | Art Department Trainee |
| Camera | Clara Schemmel | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Robert Schaefer | Producer |
| Art | Clemens Radloff | Set Dresser |
| Production | Jenny Helch | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Sabine Bolenius | Location Manager |
| Crew | Sina Trautmann | Set Runner |
| Camera | Anke Neugebauer | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Benjamin Hirlinger | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Oskar Tanz | Lighting Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susann Weber | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hannah Reuvekamp | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Anna Lucia Teuschl | Crowd Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elise Tillmann | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Viola Weltgen | Set Decoration |
| Production | Vanessa Uenning | Assistant Production Manager |
| Camera | Florian Kellner | Second Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Florian Loppnow | Video Assist Operator |
| Art | Johannes Huber | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Lisa Ena Ottenschläger | Standby Property Master |
| Directing | Sara Nardelli | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Isabel Cornel | Grip |
| Camera | Kai Finnigan | Key Grip |
| Production | Susann Bieling | Production Designer |
| Lighting | Titus Piontek | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Ragnar Pich | Production Driver |
| Sound | Uve Haussig | Production Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claudia Blumenauer | Costumer |
| Directing | Sanny Schulte | Crowd Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Sebastian Brücke | Lighting Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christina Birnbaum | Makeup Artist |
| Art | David Thummerer | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Martin Gerhard | Commissioning Editor |
| Editing | Stine Sonne Munch | Editor |
| Lighting | Lennox Witt | Electrician |
| Crew | Rico Molaro | Set Runner |
| Directing | Monika Stuhl Conforti | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Paul Weiß | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Michael Luda | Line Producer |
| Production | Oliver Alber | Unit Manager |
| Art | Andreas Bräunsdorf | Painter |
| Sound | Tony Nowak | Boom Operator |
| Visual Effects | Pitt Rotter | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Caterina Czepek | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Belinda Nussbaumer | Costumer |
| Directing | Sanny Schulte | First Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Maik Uhlig | Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Vanessa Wieduwilt | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Wolfgang Ringer | Data Wrangler |
| Production | Damian Asmussen | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Johannes Doberenz | Production Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Sascha Werdehausen | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Falk Oettel | Gaffer |
| Crew | Tobias Käppler | Set Runner |
| Lighting | Falk Oettel | Best Boy Electric |
| 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 |