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:
Andreas Prochaska, Martin Ambrosch.
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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 |
| Production | Stefan Arndt | Producer |
| Production | Helmut Grasser | Producer |
| Art | Claus Rudolf Amler | Production Design |
| Art | Anja Müller | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natascha Curtius-Noss | Costume Design |
| Production | Nessie Nesslauer | Casting |
| Production | Nicole Schmied | Casting |
| Editing | Daniel Prochaska | Editor |
| Camera | Thomas W. Kiennast | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Matthias Weber | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Andreas Prochaska | Screenplay |
| Writing | Martin Ambrosch | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helene Lang | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roman Braunhofer | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Heinrich Mis | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Daniel Blum | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Reinhold Elschot | Commissioning Editor |
| Production | Uwe Schott | Executive Producer |
| Production | Andreas Prochaska | Associate Producer |
| Production | Katharina Bogensberger | Line Producer |
| Production | Ulli Neumann | Line Producer |
| Directing | Jochen Gosch | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Andrea Inreiter-Aust | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Andrea Inreiter-Aust | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Christian Haslecker | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Thomas W. Kiennast | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Benjamin Klein | Gaffer |
| Camera | Reto Loitzl | Key Grip |
| Art | Heike Wolf-Aury | Set Decoration |
| Art | Stephan Würzl | Property Master |
| Art | Bele Schneider | Property Master |
| Art | Michael Hochwarter | Property Master |
| Sound | Dietmar Zuson | Sound Engineer |
| Production | Stephanie Wagner | Production Manager |
| Writing | Markus Beck | Storyboard |
| Camera | Petro Domenigg | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Ingo Pertramer | Still Photographer |
| Visual Effects | David Laubsch | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Tschangis Chahrokh | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Mathias Maydl | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Christof Ebhardt | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Alexander Würtz | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Alex Bouquet | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Michael Stancyk | Foley Artist |
| 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 |