Hierankl Explained

Hierankl
Director:	Hans Steinbichler
Starring:	Johanna Wokalek Barbara Sukowa Josef Bierbichler
Music:	Antek Lazarkiewicz
Cinematography:	Bella Halben
Editing:	Christian Lonk
Distributor:	Avista Film / Movienet
Runtime:	93 minutes
Country:	Germany
Language:	German

Hierankl is a German award-winning family drama which premiered on 1 July 2003 at the Munich Film Festival. The modern Heimatfilm, named after a district in Surberg, Germany, is the film debut of writer and director Hans Steinbichler.^[1]

It received several nominations and awards, among them the 2006 Adolf Grimme Award for acting, cinematography, writing and direction.^[2]

Cast

Source:^[3]

• Johanna Wokalek – Lene
• Barbara Sukowa – Rosemarie
• Josef Bierbichler – Lukas
• Peter Simonischek – Goetz Hildebrand
• Frank Giering – Paul
• Alexander Beyer – Vincenz

Further reading

• Web site: Schrader . Ricarda . Kinostart: 06. November: «Hierankl» . . 2 November 2003 . de . 17 April 2022.
• News: Althen . Michael . Kino: Wer riskant spielt, gewinnt: "Hierankl" . . 7 November 2003 . de . 17 April 2022.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Actress' Portrait: Johanna Wokalek – At Home On Stage And Screen. Blaney. Martin. German Films Service + Marketing GmbH. December 12, 2008. dead. https://archive.today/20070813145148/http://www.german-films.de/en/germanfilmsquaterly/previousissues/seriesgermanactorsactresses/johannawokalek/index.html. August 13, 2007.
2. Web site: Preisträger 2006. Adolf-Grimme-Institut. December 12, 2008. de. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140531141946/http://www.grimme-institut.de/html/index.php?id=66%20. May 31, 2014.
3. Web site: Hierankl . filmportal.de . 17 April 2022.