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Tuesday, 09. December 2014 |

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Axel the Hero (WT)

First day of shooting

Today we started shooting AXEL THE HERO (WT) in Brandenburg. The shooting will be continued in Saxony-Anhalt. Director Hendrik Hölzemann debuted with the highly acclaimed feature KAMMERFLIMMERN starring Matthias Schweighöfer and Jessica Schwarz. DoP Lars Liebold has worked with with Hölzemann several times before, a.o. on KAMMERFLIMMERN.

The main role Axel is played by upcoming actor Johannes Kienast. Amongst others, the cast starrs Sascha Alexander Gersak, recently nominated for the German Film Prize ("Best Actor") and Emilia Schüle, who has just won the National Acting Prize for Young Actors this year. 

AXEL THE HERO (WT) is a coproduction with ARD Degeto and supported by Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein GmbH (FFHSH), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (MBB), German Federal Film Fund (DFFF) and the German Federal Film Board (FFA).

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