Das finstere Tal (2014)
Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts kommt ein Fremder namens Greider auf einem Pferd und mit einem Maultier in ein verschlafenes und abgelegenes Alpen-Hochtal. Der Pfad dorthin ist wenig mehr als ein halb verwitterter Fußsteig zwischen Felsen. Um dem kalten Winter zu entfliehen, bittet Greider die verschworene Dorfgemeinschaft um eine Übernachtungsmöglichkeit. Da er ihnen als Gegenleistung ein paar Goldmünzen anbieten kann, bringen sie ihn bei der Witwe Gader und ihrer Tochter Luzi unter, die kurz davor ist, zu heiraten. Nachdem das Dorf über Nacht eingeschneit wird, stirbt einer der Söhne des Dorfpatriarchen bei einem Unfall. Als danach der Patriarchensohn auf unerklärliche Weise das Leben verliert, kommen Zweifel auf, ob es sich um Unfälle handelt. Sofort wird Greider verdächtigt etwas mit den Unfällen zu tun zu haben. Außerdem machen sich Vermutungen breit, dass ein altes, dunkles Geheimnis der Bewohner etwas damit zu tun haben könnte...
Der Regisseur:
Andreas Prochaska
Die Autor:
Martin Ambrosch, Andreas Prochaska.
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Sam Riley as Greider |
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Tobias Moretti as Hans Brenner |
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Paula Beer as Luzi |
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Thomas Schubert as Lukas |
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Carmen Gratl as Mrs. Gader |
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Clemens Schick as Luis Brenner |
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Helmuth Häusler as Hubert Brenner |
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Martin Leutgeb as Otto Brenner |
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Johann Nikolussi as Rudolf Brenner |
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Florian Brückner as Edi Brenner |
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Heinz Ollesch as Blacksmith |
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Erwin Steinhauer as Father Breiser |
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Hans-Michael Rehberg as Brenner |
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Franz Xaver Brückner as Franz |
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Xenia Assenza as Maria |
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Beatrix Brunschko as Lukas' Mother |
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Gerhard Liebmann as Lukas' Father |
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Josef Griesser as Innkeeper |
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Johanna Bittenbinder as Innkeeper |
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Selina Weithaler as Lukas' Sister #1 |
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Sara Weithaler as Lukas' Sister #2 |
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Elisabeth Marmsoler as Lukas' Grandmother |
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Hannah Rainer as Young Maria |
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Marcus Elias Gamper as Maria's Father |
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Victoria Angerer as Maria's Mother |
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Verena Schönhofer as Luis' Daughter |
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Noah Kofler as Luis' Son |
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Vera Lindner as Otto's Daughter |
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Nina Dölle as Rudolf's Daughter |
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Giordano Di Stasio as Luis Brenner (16 Years) |
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Moritz Selva as Edi Brenner (10 Years) |
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Leon Gigler as Brenner Family Child #1 |
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Annabell Schröter as Brenner Family Child #2 |
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Marius Dölle as Brenner Family Child #3 |
| Directing | Andreas Prochaska | Director |
| Writing | Thomas Willmann | Novel |
| Art | Anja Müller | Art Direction |
| Production | Helmut Grasser | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natascha Curtius-Noss | Costume Design |
| Production | Nicole Schmied | Casting |
| Art | Claus Rudolf Amler | Production Design |
| Production | Stefan Arndt | Producer |
| Production | Nessie Nesslauer | Casting |
| Editing | Daniel Prochaska | Editor |
| Camera | Thomas W. Kiennast | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Martin Ambrosch | Screenplay |
| Sound | Matthias Weber | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Andreas Prochaska | Screenplay |
| Crew | Reinhold Elschot | Commissioning Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helene Lang | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Heinrich Mis | Commissioning Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roman Braunhofer | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Daniel Blum | Commissioning Editor |
| Production | Uwe Schott | Executive Producer |
| Production | Andreas Prochaska | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Thomas W. Kiennast | Camera Operator |
| Art | Stephan Würzl | Property Master |
| Production | Katharina Bogensberger | Line Producer |
| Directing | Andrea Inreiter-Aust | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Andrea Inreiter-Aust | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Jochen Gosch | First Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Benjamin Klein | Gaffer |
| Art | Heike Wolf-Aury | Set Decoration |
| Production | Ulli Neumann | Line Producer |
| Directing | Christian Haslecker | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Reto Loitzl | Key Grip |
| Art | Bele Schneider | Property Master |
| Sound | Dietmar Zuson | Sound Engineer |
| Art | Michael Hochwarter | Property Master |
| Camera | Ingo Pertramer | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Petro Domenigg | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Alexander Würtz | Sound Editor |
| Production | Stephanie Wagner | Production Manager |
| Sound | Mathias Maydl | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Tschangis Chahrokh | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Alex Bouquet | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Christof Ebhardt | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | David Laubsch | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Michael Stancyk | Foley Artist |
| Writing | Markus Beck | Storyboard |
| Production | Ewa Karlström | Co-Producer |
| Production | Constanze Schumann | Production Assistant |
| Production | Kristina Stelter | Line Producer |
| Camera | Christoph Beck | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Flo Gasser | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Arnold Graggaber | Electrician |
| Camera | Gerald Helf | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Maximilian Höllmüller | Third Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Valerian Karl | Dolly Grip |
| Lighting | Lukas Kern | Best Boy Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Harald Lechner | Electrician |
| Lighting | Robert Mayr | Electrician |
| Camera | Robert Stopfer | Steadicam Operator |