“Sneak Preview” presented with the support of Sony Pictures Classics
Germany, 2015, 113 min. German with English subtitles, digital.
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel Screenplay: Léonie-Claire Breinersdorfer, Fred Breinersdorfer, Starring: Christian Friedel, Katharina Schüttler, Burghart Klaußner, Johann von Bülow, Felix Eitner, David Zimmerschied, Udo Schenk.
During Hitler's anniversary speech on November 8, 1939, a man is arrested on the Swiss border for possession of suspicious objects. Just minutes later, a bomb explodes in the Munich Bürgerbräukeller, immediately behind the Führer's lectern, killing eight people. The man is Georg Elser (Christian Friedel), a carpenter from Königsbronn in the Swabia region. When a map of the site of the assault and detonators are found on him, he is sent to the head of the Criminal Police in the Reichssicherheitshauptamt, Arthur Nebe (Burghart Klaussner) and the head of the Gestapo, Heinrich Müller (Johann von Bülow) to be questioned. From them, Elser learns that his attempt has failed – that the man he wanted to kill in order to stop the bloodshed of the World War that had just begun, has left the Bürgerbräukeller 13 minutes before the explosion. For days, Elser is interrogated by Nebe and Müller. For days, he holds out against their questions. Finally, he confesses – and relates the story of his deed.
Source: Sony Pictures Classics
Oliver Hirschbiegel’s 13 MINUTES opens on June 30th at the Laemmle Royal, and on July 7th at the Laemmle Playhouse 7 and Laemmle Town Center 5 Theater locations. Information and tickets for these screenings available via: LAEMMLE THEATERS
SELECT AWARDS:
- Friedenspreis des Deutschen Films - Die Brücke 2015: National Prize
- FBW 2015 - Prädikat: besonders wertvoll
- Bayerischer Filmpreis 2015 - Pierrot, Best Production
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