12 WINTERS

12 WINTER

Directed by Thomas Stiller

MONDAY JANUARY 19 9PM CASTRO

Based on one of the most spectacular series of bank robberies in Germany, 12 WINTERS tells the story of Klaus (Axel Prahl) and Mike (Jürgen Vogel), two criminals that become friends in prison. When they happen to meet each other again after they have been released they begin to plan the perfect bank robbery, and it seem to work. For twelve years the two keep on robbing banks, always in winter. They work fast, very professional, and concentrate on rural areas. Well arranged hold ups soon becomes their trademark. The police are in the dark for years. But they won’t stick to their guns...

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World Premiere

Country
Germany
Year
2008
Run Time
DigiBeta, 87min; German
with English subtitles
Cast
Axel Prahl
Jürgen Vogel
Matthias Koeberlin
Wotan Wilke Möhring
Camera
Peter Nix
Screenwriter
Thomas Stiller
Holger Karsten Schmidt
Printsource
20:15 Film- und Fernsehproduktion
Email
info@2015-film.de

Director

Thomas Stiller
was born in Germany in 1961. He studied acting in New York. He has appeared in various plays and TV films and has also worked as a screenwriter for film and TV. His films include ÜBER DIE LIEBE (short, 1991), STILLE NACHT-HEILIGE NACHT (1999), THE WOUND (2001, B&B 2002), THE BOY WITHOUT QUALITIES (2005, B&B 2007).