''Angst'' (in English: ''fear'') () is a 2003 German drama film directed by Oskar Roehler, starring André Hennicke, Marie Bäumer and

Vadim Glowna Vadim Glowna (; 26 September 1941 – 24 January 2012) was a German actor and film director. Since 1964 he appeared in more than 150 films and television shows. He directed the 1983 film ''Dies rigorose Leben'', which won an Honourable Ment ...

. It follows a stage director who goes through a personal crisis.

Cast

* André Hennicke as Robert * Marie Bäumer as Marie *

as Klaus * Hilde von Mieghem as Brigitte * Hermann Beyer as Marie's father *

Jutta Hoffmann Jutta Hoffmann (born 3 March 1941) is a German actress. She has appeared in more than 40 films and television shows since 1961. Selected filmography * '' Her Third'' (1972) * '' Lotte in Weimar'' (1974) * ' (1978) * '' The Assault of the Presen ...

as Marie's mother *

Christoph Waltz Christoph Waltz (; born 4 October 1956) is an Austrian-German actor. Since 2009 he has been primarily active in the United States. His accolades include two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two British Academy Film Awards and two Scre ...

as psychoanalyst *

Herbert Knaup Herbert Knaup (born 23 March 1956) is a German film and television actor. He is perhaps best-known to international audiences for his supporting roles in '' Run Lola Run'' (1998) and '' The Lives of Others'' (2006). Selected filmography * ''Cod ...

as Wolfgang * as Markus * Michaela Hinnenthal as Gregor's mother * Peter Benedict as dramaturge *

Nina Petri Nina Petri (born 16 July 1963) is a German actress. She has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1983. Partial filmography Television appearances Awards * Bavarian Film Award (best actress) (1994) * Deutscher Filmpreis (best suppor ...

as psychiatrist * Catherine Flemming as mother *

Eva Habermann Eva Felicitas Habermann (born 16 January 1976) is a German actress who has appeared in numerous films and TV series. She is best known for playing the role of Zev (later Xev) Bellringer, Zev Bellringer in the television series ''Lexx''. While ...

as Laura * Ingrid van Bergen as Hannelore K.

Production

The film was produced through Neue Bioskop Film Produktions & Vertrieb, TV 60 Filmproduktion and

Bayerischer Rundfunk Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR; "Bavarian Broadcasting") is a public-service radio and television broadcaster, based in Munich, capital city of the Free State of Bavaria in Germany. BR is a member organization of the ARD consortium of public broadca ...

. Filming took place in Berlin and Wolfen from 9 April to 5 June 2002.

Release

The film premiered on 14 February 2003 in competition at the

53rd Berlin International Film Festival The 53rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 6–16, 2003. The festival opened with musical film ''Chicago'' by Rob Marshall and closed with Martin Scorsese's ''Gangs of New York'', both films played out of competiti ...

. It was released in German cinemas by X Verleih on 24 April 2003.

References

External links

* 2003 drama films 2003 films Films directed by Oskar Roehler Films scored by Martin Todsharow German drama films 2000s German-language films 2000s German films {{2000s-Germany-film-stub