The Last Face (2017)
Wren deren Vater sich bereits mit vollem Einsatz in der humanitären Hilfe engagierte, ist Ärztin und Chefin einer Hilfsorganisation. Sie versorgt Menschen, die in armen, oft kriegsgebeutelten Ländern leben, Sierra Leone und Liberia sind darunter. Wren blickt auf die 13 Jahre zurück, die gerade hinter ihr liegen und denkt dabei an Wegbegleiter wie ihre alte Freundin Ellen an Dr. Farber und Dr. Love der sich der Gruppe freiwilliger Helfer anschließt, nachdem seine Frau gestorben ist. Vor allem aber denkt Wren an den Kollegen Miguel. Sie traf ihn in Monrovia, der Hauptstadt Liberias, wo Miguel der Held des Hospitals im Flüchtlingscamp war und sich unermüdlich um die Verwundeten kümmerte. Bald arbeiteten beide zusammen, kümmerten sich um die Hungernden und Kriegsversehrten Afrikas und versuchten, eine Beziehung zu führen…
Der Regisseur:
Sean Penn
Der Autor:
Erin Dignam
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Charlize Theron as Dr. Wren Petersen |
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Javier Bardem as Dr. Miguel Leon |
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Jean Reno as Dr. Mehmet Love |
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Adèle Exarchopoulos as Ellen |
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Jared Harris as Dr. Farber |
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Hopper Penn as Billy Boggs |
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Denise Newman as Sarie |
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Mark De Villiers as Wren's Father |
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Amy Harries-Jones as Young Wren |
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Obed Baloyi as Atef |
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Merritt Wever as Marlee |
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Vaneshran Arumugam as East Indian UN Staffer |
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Tinarie Van Wyk-Loots as UN Staffer |
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Sebelethu Bonkolo as Sam |
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Sibongile Mlambo as Assatu |
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Bill Gerber as UN Representative |
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Bronwyn Reed as Catholic School Girl |
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Chris Gxalaba as Oom Pieter |
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Fiona Ramsay as Beatrice |
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Sarah Muhoho as Sierra Leone Villager |
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Linda Sokhulu as Triage Nurse |
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Ebby Weyime as Nurse |
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Andile Vuyolwethu Pakade as Youth Soldier |
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Elodie Venece as Priya |
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Oscar Best as Dr. Brown |
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Asante Mabuza as Mena |
| Directing | Sean Penn | Director |
| Writing | Erin Dignam | Screenplay |
| Production | Bill Gerber | Producer |
| Production | Matt Palmieri | Producer |
| Production | Bill Pohlad | Producer |
| Camera | Barry Ackroyd | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Hans Zimmer | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Jay Cassidy | Editor |
| Art | Andrew Laws | Production Design |
| Art | Tom Olive | Set Decoration |
| Production | Christa Schamberger | Casting |
| Art | Michael Hyman | Art Direction |
| Art | Andrew Orlando | Art Direction |
| Art | Gaby Beyers | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Darryl Hammer | Supervising Art Director |
| Production | Terri Douglas | ADR Voice Casting |
| Crew | Grant Urquhart | Armorer |
| Crew | Brian Wentzel | Armorer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gillian Florence | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kristine Berg | Ager/Dyer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Saal | Ager/Dyer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rick de Souza | Key Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Koketso Mbuli | Set Costumer |
| Crew | John Gore | Drone Operator |
| Camera | Jacques Jouffret | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Jason Martin | Underwater Camera |
| Camera | Adam Asmal | Epk Camera Operator |
| Camera | Sven Vosloo | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Ken Hodgson | Key Grip |
| Camera | Nil Henchoz | Key Grip |
| Visual Effects | Cordell McQueen | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Paul Pieterse | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Donavin Waters | Pyrotechnician |
| Crew | Darrin Hofmeyr | CG Supervisor |
| Crew | Jason Howey | CG Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Joshua Spivack | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | George Loucas | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Helena Packer | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Marco Raposo de Barbosa | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | George Webster | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Geoff Kock | ADR & Dubbing |
| Sound | Nick Jimenez | ADR & Dubbing |
| Sound | Jacques Pienaar | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Alyson Dee Moore | Foley |
| Sound | Nancy Parker | Foley |
| Sound | Warren Shaw | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Jon Title | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Richard Kitting | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Didier Lozahic | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Christian P. Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | John Ross | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Dave McMoyler | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Enzo Angileri | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Massimo Gattabrusi | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kerry Skelton | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marli Kruger | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jessica Veasey | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Els Owen | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nadine Prigge | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Clinton Smith | Prosthetic Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrea Leanza | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Paul Carlin | Digital Intermediate |
| Editing | Joe Guzman | Digital Intermediate |
| Editing | Stefan Sonnenfeld | Digital Intermediate |
| Editing | Anthony Bozanich | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Jane Tones | First Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diana Cilliers | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Byron Tofas | Digital Compositor |
| Sound | Michelle Pazer | Dialogue Editor |