THE LAST EXECUTION (NAHSCHUSS)
IN THEATERS
Inspired by the life and death of Werner Teske, the last prisoner executed in the former GDR. This gripping historical drama is directed by Franziska Stünkel stars Lars Eidinger (Never Look Away, Clouds of Sils Maria, Persian Lessons) in the lead role, alongside Devid Striesow (The Counterfeiters) and Luise Heyer (All About Me). Shot at original locations including the former buildings of the State Security Service in Berlin, the film paints an authentic picture of the harsh realities in the GDR system and their destructive impact on the individual.
CAST
Lars Eidinger, Luise Heyer, Devid Striesow, Paula Kalenberg, Victoria Trauttmansdorff, Peter Benedict, Moritz Jahn, Peter Lohmeyer, Kai Wiesinger, Andreas Schröders, Florian Anderer, Dirk Böhling, Hedi Kriegeskotte, Christian Redl, Hendrik Heutmann, Inka Löwendorf, Ada Philine Stappenbeck, Leon Hoge, Daniel Drewes, Thomas Schendel, Hannes Hellmann
TEAM
DIRECTOR & WRITER Franziska Stünkel
DOP Nikolai von Graevenitz
EDITOR Andrea Mertens
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Anke Osterloh
COSTUME DESIGN Ute Paffendorf
PRODUCER Bettina Wente
PRODUCTION COMPANY Network Movie, Franks Filmproduktion, C Films Germany, ZDF, Arte u.a.
Film Festivals
Internationales Filmfest Munich, Jul 2021 / NATIONAL WORLD PREMIERE
Chicago International Film Festival, Oct 2021 / INTERNATIONAL WORLD PREMIERE
Festival of German Films Ludwigshafen, Main Competition, Sept 2021
PÖFF Tallinn International Film Festival, Nov 2021
EnergaCAMERAIMAGE, Main Competition, Nov 2021
Festival of German Films, Peking, China, Nov 2021
Festival of German Films, Moskau, Russia, Nov 2021
Festival of German Films, Washington DC, USA, Nov, 2021
Istanbul Crime & Punishment Festival 2021, Turkey, Nov 2021
Chennai International Filmfestival, India, Nov 2021
Pune International Film Festival 2022 India
International Film Festival on Totalitarianisms “Echoes of Katyn” Poland, April 2022
Festival of German Films 2022 Denmark
Festival of German Films 2022 Australia (Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Byron Bay)
THEATRICAL RELEASES
GERMANY: Aug 12, 2022 (D: Alamode)
SPAIN: Jan 5, 2022 (D: Adso Films)
DENMARK: May 12, 2022 (D: Angel Films)
AUSTRALIA: May 28, 2022 (D: Palace Cinemas, German Film Festival)
Awards
Press
Stünkel has created a film that is moving, suspenseful, and intense. An intelligent screenplay forms the foundation of a masterful piece of cinematic work.
A dark chapter of German history, oppressively and highly excitingly staged as a mixture of political drama and psychological thriller – far away from any didactic cinema.
Fimstarts
Dialogues and scenes that hit the heart. THE LAST EXECUTION shows the relentless power mechanics of the dictatorship: played believably, humanely and thrillingly.
3 Sat TV, KinoKino
It is exciting to see how the contradicting figure is both perpetrator and victim and has to pay a high price for his initial naivety.
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