9 Days Awake (2020)
“9 Days Awake”, the film adaptation of the eponymous novel by Eric Stehfest. Jannik Schümann plays Eric, a junkie who lives to party. He is addicted to the one drug that makes him feel invincible- "like Jesus and the terminator at the same time." When he is accepted to an acting school in Berlin, he tries to reconnect with his great love Anja (Peri Baumeister), change his life, and strive to be better. But numerous conflicts and issues follow him, leaving him to retreat back to his old ways as other situations escalate.
Director:
Damián John Harper
Writers:
Eric Stehfest, Fabian Wiemker, Damián John Harper.
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Benno Fürmann as Tilo |
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Peri Baumeister as Anja |
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Jannik Schümann as Eric Stehfest |
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Heike Makatsch as Liane Stehfest |
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Martin Brambach as Karl Hoffmann |
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Gitta Schweighöfer as Walburga Stehfest |
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Jürgen Heinrich as Hans-Peter Stehfest |
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Rana Farahani as Anette |
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Aaron Altaras as Fritjof |
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Matti Schmidt-Schaller as Max |
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Hanna Hilsdorf as Lilly |
| Writing | Eric Stehfest | Screenplay |
| Writing | Fabian Wiemker | Screenplay |
| Writing | Damián John Harper | Screenplay |
| Directing | Damián John Harper | Director |
| Production | Andreas Bareiss | Producer |
| Editing | Patrick Noel Simon | Editorial Manager |
| Camera | Cristian Pirjol | Camera Supervisor |
| Production | Sabine de Mardt | Producer |