Wolfsburg

This film is available in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Car salesman Phillip Wagner (Benno Führmann) is driving along an asphalted dirt track used by the locals as a short cut to Wolfsburg. He is having an argument over the phone with his fiancée when suddenly he runs over a child. He sees the child’s body in his rear-view mirror, and brakes. But he flees the scene. It looks as though Phillip might be lucky. The boy awakes from his coma and the police are looking for a different car. Phillip's life continues as it had been. But, while he and his fiancée are away on holiday, the child dies. Shattered by her son’s death, Laura (Nina Hoss) decides to find the perpetrator. By chance, she meets Phillip. Phillip takes Laura under his wing and gives her support. A feeling of closeness begins to evolve, but Laura has no idea with whom she’s getting involved. A film by German director Christian Petzold.

Source: Berlin Film Festival Catalog: Panorama Special 2003

Credits

Original Title: Wolfsburg
Language: German original version
Country of Origin: Germany
Year : 2003
Duration: 87 Min.
color
Director: Christian Petzold
Script: Christian Petzold
Camera: Hans Fromm
Editing: Bettina Böhler
Sound: Andreas Mücke-Niesytka, Martin Ehlers
Sound Mix: Martin Steyer
Music: Stefan Will
Starring/Featuring: Benno Fürmann, Nina Hoss, Antje Westermann, Astrid Meyerfeldt, Matthias Matschke, Soraya Gomaa, Stephan Kampwirth, Martin Müseler, Anna Priese.
Production: teamWorx Produktion für Kino und Fernsehen, arte, ZDF, Bettina Reitz
Festivals: 2003: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (D); Art Film Festival (SK)
Awards: 2005: Adolf Grimme Preis (D); 2003: FIPRESCI Prize, Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (D); 2003: Don Quijote Plaque, Art Film festival Trencianske Teplice (SK)
Parental Guidance Suggestion: suitable for 12 years and older