AUFERSTANDEN AUS RUINEN
RISEN FROM RUINS
SHORTFILM - FICTION // 20:00 min. [IN POST-PRODUCTION]
“The 1990s: two young men, Andreas, from the former GDR, and Alexey, from the former Soviet Union, try to build a new life on the ruins of their old home countries by selling German cars to the Eastern Bloc.”
“Risen from the Ruins” is the new short fiction film by producer and director Harry Besel.
Funded by "Hessen Film & Medien" and "HAB - Hessen Abschlussförderung", Risen from Ruins was successfully completed on July 30, 2023.
“Risen from the Ruins” is currently in post-production and is expected to be completed in March 2025.
“Risen from Ruins” is a stand-alone short fiction film but also serves as a proof-of-concept for a feature-length film. With Risen from Ruins, Harry Besel wants to showcase that the underlying material and themes of the film are perfect suited for a feature-length movie or a series concept.
THE CREW
DIRECTOR I WRITER I PRODUCER
Harry Besel
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Victoria Koberstein
1st AD
Janis Schmidt
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Ferdinand Kowalke
1st AC
Till Krüger
SOUND ENGINEER
Friedrich Haustein
GAFFER
Daniel Hellwig
GRIP
Max Muselmann
Hannes Döring
COSTUME I MAKE-UP
Julia Gens
Michelle Haupt
STAGE DESIGN I ART DIRECTION
Charlotte Ella Bouchon
Linnea Kuht
Car Rig Operator
Philipp Knopf
SETRUNNER
Alisa Siebert
Zenon Kristen
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER
Michelle Haupt
Max Muselmann
THE CAST
Johann-Christof Laubisch
as Andreas Diehlmann
Nikita Petrosian
as Alexey Danilenko
Astrid Meier
as Doreen Diehlmann
Sophie Paasch
as Victoria Diehlmann
Andrej Agranovski
as Oleg the Car Dealer
Alexander Waigel
as Eugen - Border Official
Alexej Boris
as Nikolai - Border Official
Wolfgang Preussger
as Bundeswehr Officer
Lukas Umlauft
as West German BusinessmanJ
PRODUCED BY
FUNDED BY
SUPPORTED BY
FILMSTILLS
BEHIND THE SCENES
DIRECTORS STATEMENT
With “Risen from the Ruins”, I am exploring the questions: What does a system, which has long been firmly in the hands of big players, do to outsiders who want to participate?
And how fluid is the transition from being a victim to becoming a perpetrator?
Harry Besel - Director I Writer I Producer