Curveball (film) explained

Curveball
Director:	Johannes Naber
Producer:	Amir Hamz, Christian Springer, Fahri Yardim
Starring:	Sebastian Blomberg, Dar Salim, Virginia Kull
Music:	Johannes Naber
Cinematography:	Sten Mende
Editing:	Anne Jünemann
Runtime:	108 minutes
Country:	Germany
Language:	German

Curveball is a 2020 German political satire film drama directed by Johannes Naber. It is based on true events leading up to the Iraq War of 2003.^[1] The film premiered in the Berlinale Special section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Sebastian Blomberg as Wolf
• Dar Salim as Rafid Alwan
• Virginia Kull as Leslie
• Michael Wittenborn as Retzlaff
• Thorsten Merten as Schatz
• Franziska Brandmeier as Meg, Wolf's daughter

Awards

The film won the Bronze Lola in the category “Best Feature Film” at the 2021 German Film Awards (producers: Amir Hamz, Christian Springer, Fahri Yardim) and the Award for “Best Supporting Actor” (Thorsten Merten) as well as a nomination for “Best Screenplay” (Oliver Keidel, Johannes Naber).^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Berlin Film Festival 2020: Curveball Review. Johnston. Oliver. The Upcoming. https://web.archive.org/web/20200228171828/https://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2020/02/27/berlin-film-festival-2020-curveball-review/. 28 February 2020. 9 March 2020.
2. Web site: Curveball . Berlinale . 19 February 2020.
3. Web site: Berlinale Film Curveball Debuts Clip, ARRI Media Intl. Boards Film . Variety . 19 February 2020.
4. Web site: 2022-02-22. de-DE. Curveball – Wir machen die Wahrheit • Deutscher Filmpreis.