Till the End of the Night

Till the End of the Night (German: Bis ans Ende der Nacht) is a 2023 German thriller film directed and co-written by Christoph Hochhäusler. Starring Timocin Ziegler, Thea Ehre and Michael Sideris, the film is about an undercover agent who is supposed to gain the trust of a criminal through a fictitious relationship with a contact person.[1] It is selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 24 February 2023.[2][3] The film is also nominated for Best Feature Film Teddy Award.[4]

Till the End of the Night
Promotional poster
Directed byChristoph Hochhäusler
Written by
  • Christoph Hochhäusler
  • Florian Plumeyer
Produced byBettina Broker
Starring
  • Timocin Ziegler
  • Thea Ehre
  • Michael Sideris
CinematographyReinhold Vorschneider
Edited byStephen Stabenow
Production
company
Heimatfilm GmbH + Co KG (Cologne)
Distributed byGrandfilm GmbH [en]
Release dates
  • 24 February 2023 (2023-02-24) (Berlinale)
  • 6 July 2023 (2023-07-06) (Theatres)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

It was released in Germany on 6 July 2023.[5]

Synopsis

Undercover agent Robert is given the task to infiltrate the drug organization as the partner of the trans woman Leni, with the aim of gaining the trust of a big dealer. For Robert, who is gay, the love story becomes an unpleasant task as he is equally attracted to and repelled by Leni. The success of the mission will determine whether she must resume the prison sentence or not. It is, of all people, the dealer they are spying on who makes Robert confront his conflicting feelings.

Cast
  • Timocin Ziegler as Robert Demant
  • Thea Ehre as Leni Malinowski
  • Michael Sideris as Victor Arth
  • Ioana Teodora Iacob as Nicole
  • Daniel Drewes as Mondrogai
  • Andreas Grusinski as Ben Metz
  • Jonny Hoff as Timo
  • Gabriele Giersiepen as landlady
  • Martin Horn as Head of Department
  • Andreas Grusinski as Ben Metz
  • Johnny Hoff as Timo
  • Pink Enskat as Monika Sterz
  • Sahin Eryilmaz as Armin Strauss
  • Anne Schwarz as Nadja Saric
  • Rolf Heutmann as Superior Presidency
  • Noah Forouzan as passerby

Production
Lead actors Timocin Ziegler and Thea Ehre with the director Christoph Hochhäusler (L to R)

The film was shot from 3 May 2022 to 22 June 2022 in Frankfurt am Main, Cologne.[5][1] In September 2022, the film was reported to be in the post-production with the autumn of 2023 as targetted date for release. It is the fifth collaboration between the director Christoph Hochhäusler and the producer Bettina Brokemper.[6]

Release

Till the End of the Night had its premiere on 24 February 2023 as part of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, in Competition. It was released in cinemas on 6 July 2023.[5]

Reception

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes website, the film has an approval rating of 20% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 2/10.[7]

David Rooney for The Hollywood Reporter stating that it is "Not worth investigating", concluded writing, "There’s possibly a good story buried in here, but the filmmakers can’t get out of their own way long enough to tell it."[8] Nicholas Bell in IonCinema.com graded the film 1/5 and wrote, "Somehow, Florian Plumeyer’s tediously inept script sabotages not only these themes but also what could have been a striking quartet of viciously unhappy but needy humans."[9]

Accolades
Thea Ehre, winner of Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance
Award Date Category Recipient Result Ref.
Berlin International Film Festival 25 February 2023 Golden Bear Till the End of the Night Nominated [10]
Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance Thea Ehre Won [11]
Teddy Award for Best Feature Film Till the End of the Night Nominated [4]
Guadalajara International Film Festival 9 June 2023 Maguey Award Nominated [12]

References
  1. "Bis ans Ende der Nacht" [Until the end of the night]. Crew United (in German). 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. Rosser, Michael (23 January 2023). "Berlin Film Festival reveals 2023 competition line-up". Screen Daily. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. Hochhäusler, Christoph (3 February 2023). "Till the End of the Night". Cineuropa. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  4. "Feature Films: TEDDY nominated". Teddy Award (in German). Word Press. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. "Bis ans Ende der Nacht, Deutschland 2022/2023 Spielfilm" [Until the end of the night, Germany 2022/2023 feature film]. filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  6. Vena, Teresa (16 September 2022). "Christoph Hochhäusler's new thriller Till the End of the Night is in post-production". Cineuropa. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  7. "Till the End of the Night (Crime/Drama 2023)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  8. Rooney, David (24 February 2023). "'Till the End of the Night' ('Bis ans Ende der Nacht') Review: Queer Crime Romance Runs Afoul of Unsound Plotting". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  9. Bell, Nicholas (24 February 2023). "Night Boos: Hochhäusler Bungles Black Market Crime Thriller". IonCinema.com. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  10. Ramachandran, Naman; Vivarelli, Nick (23 January 2023). "Berlin Film Festival Reveals Competition Lineup (Updating Live)". Variety. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  11. Scott Roxborough (25 February 2023). "Berlin: French Documentary 'On the Adamant' Wins Golden Bear for Best Film". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  12. "Catalogo Oficial" (PDF). Guadalajara International Film Festival (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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