Habermann’s Mill

Name: Habermann’s Mill
Genre: Drama, Historic, War
Released: 2023-11-27
Cast: Mark Waschke, Karel Roden, Ben Becker, Hannah Herzsprung, Radek Holub

Legendary director Juraj Herz decided to open one of the most controversial chapters of Czech history, the post-war deportation of the Germans, during which righteous anger was often mixed with the lowest instincts.

Habermannův mlýn

Juraj Herz

Czechia, Germany, Austria 2010

Czech

105 min.

12+

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This film is available until 31. 7. 2024 in these territories: Czechia, Slovakia.

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About

The story of Habermann's Mill, based on true events, takes place in a small village in the Sudetenland between 1938 and 1945. One of the victims of history was to be the wealthy German businessman August Habermann (Mark Waschke) and his closest friend Březina (Karel Roden). The crazy times would catch up with Habermann, even though he gave jobs to both Czechs and Germans without prejudice and refused to completely submit to Nazi ideology. Given a choice between two options, neither of which is good, he makes a decision that becomes an excuse to become a prime target on the list of „Czech patriots“ immediately after the war, most of whom are his former protégés. But the self-appointed judges and executioners are more concerned with his property than with justice. Can Habermann at least save his wife and child from them?

Credits

Director: Juraj Herz

Based on: Josef Urban

Screenplay: Wolfgang Limmer, Jan Drbohlav, Juraj Herz

Cinematography: Alexander Šurkala

Music: Elia Cmíral

Sound: Tomáš Bělohradský

Editing: Melanie Werwie

Production Design: Petr Fořt

Producer: Karel Dirka

Co-production: Pavel Nový, Jan Kuděla, Lucki Stipetic, Veit Heiduschka, Kai Roger Grueneke

Costumes: Simona Rybáková

Cast: Mark Waschke, Karel Roden, Ben Becker, Hannah Herzsprung, Radek Holub, Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht, Zuzana Kronerová, Jan Hrušínský, Franziska Weisz

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