Die Welt steht still (2021)
When the pictures from Bergamo in Italy go around the world in spring 2020, even non-medical people know what the word pandemic means. The previously unknown Coronavirus is spreading rapidly across the planet. Four days later, exit and contact restrictions also apply in Germany. Since then, the life of the Konstanz intensive care physician Dr. Carolin Mellau and her family on their heads. The female doctor becomes a member of the crisis team and is on duty around the clock to prepare the clinic for the impending emergency. As an anesthesiologist intubating those infected with COVID-19, she herself carries a high risk of infection. Meanwhile, her husband Stefan has to cancel his concerts as a musician, is no longer allowed to teach his music students and is suddenly sitting at home without an income. Teenage daughter Luzy is not allowed to see her Swiss boyfriend because the border is closed. She and brother Tim cannot go to school. But the worst case for the family is yet to come.
Director: Anno Saul
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Natalia Wörner as Dr. Carolin Mellau |
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Marcus Mittermeier as Stefan Mellau |
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Klaus Pohl as Karlheinz Schwarz |
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Lena Stolze as Annette Schwarz |
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Lilly Barshy as Luzy Mellau |
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Jona Eisenblätter as Tim Mellau |
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Bettina Stucky as Petra Bollmann |
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Elisabeth Schwarz as Carolins Mutter |
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Ursula Andermatt as Madame Laurent |
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Atheer Adel as Sami Aslan |
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Nikolai Kinski as Dr. Maxime Durant |
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Jörg Pose as Prof. Hasenclever |
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Oskar Belton as Noah |
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Johannes Klaußner as Mirko |
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Moritz Leu as Oliver |
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Antonia Bill as Alexandra |
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Remy Jane Johansson as Lara |
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Philippe Goos as Max Schwertfeger |
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Monika Wegener as Pflegerin im Seniorenheim |
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Michael del Coco as Italienischer Arzt |
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Ralph Hönicke as Arzt auf Intensivstation |
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Heike Falkenberg as Pfarrerin |
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Markus Frank as Vater von Lara |
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Eva Patricia Dietrich as Frau Krumbiegel |
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Eva Bretzinger as Assistenzärztin |
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Andra Kennedy as Frau Leclerc |
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Inga Lessmann as Tochter Schwarz |
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Noah Boehm as Sohn Krumbiegel |
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Jan Ruff as Herr Krumbiegel |
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Johanna Link as Nachtschwester Maja |
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Sebastian Haase as Sicherheitsmann |
| Writing | Dorothee Schön | Writer |
| Editing | Tobias Haas | Editor |
| Directing | Anno Saul | Director |
| Sound | Jessica de Rooij | Music |
| Production | Rebecca Gerling | Casting Director |
| Production | Jutta Lieck-Klenke | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rike Russig | Costume Design |
| Production | Anne-Lena Dwyer | Producer |
| Crew | Daniel Blum | Commissioning Editor |
| Art | Iris Trescher | Production Design |
| Camera | Martin L. Ludwig | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Matthias Schmidt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Roger Daute | Line Producer |
| Sound | Kai Storck | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Zschetzsche | Makeup Designer |
| Sound | Benjamin Schubert | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charlotte Chang | Makeup Designer |