Nocebo (film)

Nocebo
Directed by	Lennart Ruff
Produced by	Boris Jendreyko Thomas Klimmer Severin Höhne Tobias M. Huber
Written by	Maggie Peren
Starring	Vincent Redetzki Picco von Groote Odine Johne Daniel Friedrich
Music by	Superstrings
Cinematography	Jan-Marcello Kahl
Edited by	Ann-Carolin Biesenbach
Release dates	1 May 2014 (2014-05-01) (Sehsüchte Filmfestival)
Running time	38 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Nocebo is a short German thriller film. The film's run time is 38 minutes. It was written by German scriptwriter Maggie Peren, directed by Lennart Ruff and produced by Südart Filmproduktion in association with Menelaos Film. The film was shot using an Arri Alexa by cinematographer Marcello Kahl. The film is Lennart Ruffs, Severin Höhnes and Tobias M. Hubers final project at the University of Television and Film Munich, as well as Marcello Kahl's final project at the Filmacademy Ludwigsburg.

Plot

Christian Lukas (Vincent Redetzki) is on the run. He took part in a drug study and together with his girlfriend Anna (Odine Johne) discovered the death of a fellow participant. The doctors covered up the incident. When Anna starts showing the deadly side effects, Christian breaks out of the test centre to get help. Neither police nor doctors believe his story since, Christian suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. Only his sister Alice (Picco von Groote) stands by him despite her also having serious doubts - until suddenly unknown pursuers show up. What is the real story behind Christian‘s escape? Does the girl in danger exist? Where is the line between psychosis and reality?

Awards

Nocebo is among the winners at the 2014 Student Academy Awards in the category best foreign film. The film was also nominated for the Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis for directing and producing.

Cast

• Vincent Redetzki as Christian Lukas
• Picco von Groote as Alice Lukas
• Odine Johne as Anna
• Daniel Friedrich as Dr. Geleitner

External links

• Nocebo at IMDb
• 41st Student Academy Awards
• official film website