Baby (2002 film)
Baby is a 2002 German drama film directed by Philipp Stölzl, starring Alice Dwyer, Lars Rudolph and Filip Peeters. It tells the tragic story of a father, his daughter and the father's best friend, after the wives of the two men have died in a car crash. The film was Stölzl's feature-film debut.
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| Directed by | Philipp Stölzl |
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| Cinematography | Michael Mieke |
| Edited by | Sven Budelmann |
| Music by | Ingo L. Frenzel |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Cast
- Alice Dwyer as Lilli
- Lars Rudolph as Paul
- Filip Peeters as Frank
- Christian Grashof as Stiefel
- Hamid Bundu as Tommy
- Irina Platon as Lana
- Mischa Hulshof as Johann
- Fedja van Huêt as Polizist
- Marc Prätsch as Wachmann
- Illa Schöppe as Ramona
Release
The film premiered on 2 July 2002 at Filmfest München. It was released theatrically in Germany on 26 February 2004.[1]
Reception
David Rooney of Variety wrote:
A suspenseful melodrama about an unorthodox family unit, Baby represents a slick but distancing feature debut for German commercials and musicvideo director Philipp Stolzl, who made clips for Rammstein, Faith No More, Garbage and Madonna, among others. Blighted by a script that fails to create even one engaging character with any evident emotional transition, the film aims for a droll, dark register but comes off as merely smug and cold.[2]
References
- "Baby". Filmportal.de (in German). Deutsches Filminstitut. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- Rooney, David (23 October 2002). "Review: 'Baby'". Variety. Retrieved 3 January 2016.