''Nightshapes'' () is a 1999 German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

written and directed by

Andreas Dresen Andreas Dresen (born 16 August 1963) is a German film director. His directing credits include ''Wolke Neun, Cloud 9'', ''Summer in Berlin (film), Summer in Berlin'', ''Grill Point'' and ''Night Shapes''. His film ''Stopped on Track'' premiered at ...

Michael Gwisdek Michael Gwisdek (14 January 1942 – 22 September 2020) was a German actor and film director. Career He began his acting career in East Germany and has appeared in more than 130 films and television shows since 1968. His debut film as a direct ...

won the

Silver Bear for Best Actor The Silver Bear for Best Actor () was an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival from 1956 to 2020. It was given to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance and was chosen by the International Jury from the films i ...

in the

49th Berlin International Film Festival The 49th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1999. The festival opened with '' Aimée & Jaguar'' by Max Färberböck. The Golden Bear was awarded to '' The Thin Red Line'' directed by Terrence Malick. Th ...

Cast

Myriam Abbas Miriam () is a feminine given name recorded in Biblical Hebrew in the Book of Exodus as the name of the sister of Moses, the prophetess Miriam. Spelling variants include French ''Myriam'', German ''Mirjam, Mirijam''; hypocoristic forms include ...

as Hanna *

Dominique Horwitz Dominique Horwitz (born 23 April 1957) is a French film and television actor and singer. Life Horwitz was born on 23 April 1957 in Paris, France, to German Jewish refugee parents, who had both fled Nazi Germany. In 1971 the family moved to Berl ...

as Victor * Oliver Breite as Jochen (as Oliver Bäßler) * Susanne Bormann as Patty *

as Peschke *

Ricardo Valentim Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname. People Given name * Ricardo de Araújo Pereira (born 1 ...

as Feliz * Ade Sapara as Ricardo *

Imogen Kogge Imogen Kogge (born 8 February 1957) is a German actress. She has appeared in more than forty films since 1983. Selected filmography References External links * 1957 births Living people German film actresses Actresses from Berlin ...

as Rita *

Horst Krause Horst Krause (born 18 December 1941) is a German actor. Biography Krause was born in Bönhof, (Benowo, Poland), the youngest of five children.

as Taxifahrer / Cab Driver *

Axel Prahl Axel Prahl (born 26 March 1960) is a German actor, voice actor and musician. Biography Prahl, born in Eutin, grew up in nearby Neustadt in Holstein. After his A-levels, he started studying music and mathematics, but then went on to acting scho ...

as Polizist / Police Officer

References

External links

* 1999 films 1999 drama films German drama films 1990s German-language films Films directed by Andreas Dresen 1990s German films {{1990s-drama-film-stub