BECK'S LAST SUMMER
synopsis
Beck is in his late thirties. He once wanted to be a rock star but ended up a music teacher in Berlin instead. He was kicked out of his band a long time ago, his friendship with drummer Charlie is all that remains. One day Beck realizes that one of his pupils could be his ticket out of mediocrity. One of his students, Rauli Kantas, is a musical prodigy, a hugely gifted electric guitar player and a great songwriter. Beck decides to take the boy under his wing, helping him have what he didn't - a career as a musician. His motives are not entirely altruistic, as he tries to steer the boy into the right direction – which proves difficult because the quiet young man Rauli harbours a secret. Things become even more complicated when Charlie asks a big favor of Beck. He's been diagnosed with lymphoma and wants to pay a last visit to his mother in Istanbul. A very unusual road trip begins...
international title: | Beck's Last Summer |
original title: | Becks letzter Sommer |
country: | Germany |
sales agent: | The Playmaker (ex ARRI Media Worldsales) |
year: | 2015 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Frieder Wittich |
film run: | 98' |
release date: | DE 23/07/2015 |
screenplay: | Frieder Wittich, Oliver Ziegenbalg, Benedict Wells |
cast: | Christian Ulmen, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Eugene Boateng, Friederike Becht, Fabian Hinrichs |
cinematography by: | Christian Rein |
film editing: | Marty Schenk |
costumes designer: | Silke Faber |
music: | Tobias Jundt (Bonaparte) |
producer: | Jens Oberwetter, Jakob Claussen, Ulrike Putz |
co-producer: | Helge Sasse, Solveig Fina, Franz Kraus, Antonio Exacoustos |
production: | Claussen+Putz Filmproduktion GmbH (ex: Claussen Wöbke Putz Filmproduktion), Senator Film Produktion, ARRI Media Film + TV Services, B.A. Produktion GmbH, 23/5 Filmproduktion GmbH |
distributor: | Senator Filmverleih |