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Writers:
Dirk Kurbjuweit (novel)
Jobst Oetzmann (writer)
Release Date:
17 May 2001 (Germany) more
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A journalist looks for the reason of a young man's suicide. During his research, he talks to the oddest kinds of people and finds out that he himself is not very different from the dead man. | add synopsis
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3 wins & 2 nominations more
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Even crocodiles get the blues... more (4 total)
Cast
(in credits order) | Janek Rieke | ... | Elias |
| Thomas Schmauser | ... | Günther Sperl |
| Julia Jäger | ... | Heike |
| Dynell Rhodes | ... | Mary |
| Rosemarie Fendel | ... | Frau Sperl |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Oliver Bröcker | ... | J. Pellmann |
 | Josef Heynert | ... | F. Rottau |
| Renate Krößner | ... | Friede |
| Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey | ... | Roland |
| Ernst Stötzner | ... | Helmut |
Directed by | |||
| Jobst Oetzmann | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Dirk Kurbjuweit | novel | |
| Jobst Oetzmann | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Harald Kügler | .... | producer (as Harry Kügler) | |
| Molly von Fürstenberg | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Dieter Schleip | |||
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| Hanno Lentz | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Christel Suckow | |||
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| Christina Schnell | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Rosemarie Raasch-Machac | .... | makeup designer | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Nicole Haeussermann | .... | second assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Eva Claudius | .... | dubbing editor | |
| Tobias Fleig | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Lars Ginzel | .... | sound editor | |
| Philipp Sellier | .... | foley recordist | |
| Kuen-Il Song | .... | sound designer | |
| Andreas Wölki | .... | sound | |
| Guido Zettier | .... | sound editor | |
Stunts | |||
| Evangelos Grecos | .... | stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Gerd Breiter | .... | assistant camera | |
| Bernd Spauke | .... | still photographer | |
| Jörg Widmer | .... | Steadicam operator | |
Music Department | |||
| Fabian Römer | .... | score recording supervisor | |
Other crew | |||
| Lucy Tanja Fricke | .... | script supervisor | |
| Elisabeth von Molo | .... | dubbing director | |
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Also Known As:
The Loneliness of the Crocodiles (USA)
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96 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Germany:12 (w)
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[As Elias is freeing pigs from their pens]
Elias:
'Wir sind leise Schweine... Shhh!'
Elias:
'We are quite pigs... Shhh!'
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A little town in the province of Northrhine-westphalia. Elias (Janek Rieke), a young journalist, wants to write a story about the mysterious death of Günther (Thomas Schmauser). He was a highly gifted, intelligent boy - but an outsider. Soon Elias notices that everyone in town is against him - even Günther´s parents. Heike (Julia Jäger) the owner of the little hotel where he Elias lives, Roland a mental handicapped boy, who works on a farm, and Günther´s grandma are the only people he can trust. Was it murder? Was it suicide?
How could Günther´s life fail? Director Jobst Oetzmann decided to tell the story in flashbacks. You see Günther growing up in his parents butcher shop, which was also the center of the story. Everybody in town thought he was crazy, but he wasn´t. It was the outer circumstances that were mad - especially the way his parents treated him. He was a shy rebel with a cause.
It was in 1996 when I watched "Nach fünf im Urwald" - Franka Potente´s debut, where Thomas Schmauser played at her side. It was the first time that I took notice of him. Nice to see him again! He gave an overwhelming performance! It´s long time time ago that a german movie went so deep - maybe with the exception of "Das Experiment", but that was a completely different film. "Die Einsamkeit der Krokodile" is a truly touching tragic-comedy about life in the province.
One absolute giant!