We Are Next of Kin (2022)
On March 25, 1996, the publicist Jan Philipp Reemtsma is kidnapped. His son Johann and his wife Ann Kathrin witness how their home is transformed overnight into a police control center. Two police officers, the family’s lawyer and a close friend form a community of fate, united by their common goal of bringing Johann’s father home as quickly and unharmed as possible.
Director:
Hans-Christian Schmid
Writers:
Michael Gutmann, Hans-Christian Schmid.
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Claude Heinrich as Johann Scherer |
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Adina Vetter as Ann Kathrin Scheerer |
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Theresa Berlage as Claudia Brockmann |
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Yorck Dippe as Vera |
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Hans Löw as Christian Schneider |
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Enno Trebs as Nickel |
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Justus von Dohnányi as Johann Schwenn |
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Ingmar Grapenbrade as Plainclothes Police Officer |
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Rabea Wyrwich as Office Worker |
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Fabian Hinrichs as Rainer Osthoff |
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Knud Riepen as Michael Herrmann |
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Philipp Hauß as Jan Philipp Reemtsma |
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Jan-Peter Kampwirth as Pastor Arndt |
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Dennis Svensson as Photographer |
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Lisa Ahorn as Anke Hansen II |
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Georg Bonn as Criminal's Voice |
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Ivo Dahlmann as Daniel |
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Caspar Hoffmann as Tobias |
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Anja Lais as German Teacher |
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Oskar Lampen as Kai |
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Tim Porath as Jürgen Jaitner |
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Patrizia Elisabeth Scherer as Anke Hansen I |
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Uwe Zerwer as Professor Clausen |
| Writing | Michael Gutmann | Screenplay |
| Camera | Lotta Kilian | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Johann Scheerer | Author |
| Editing | Hansjörg Weißbrich | Editor |
| Camera | Julian Krubasik | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Hans-Christian Schmid | Director |
| Writing | Hans-Christian Schmid | Screenplay |
| Production | Britta Knöller | Producer |
| Production | Hans-Christian Schmid | Producer |
| Sound | Markus Acher | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Micha Acher | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Andi Haberl | Original Music Composer |