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director: sylvie michel 08 Sylvie Michel was born in the south of France and grew up in Paris. Since 1982 she has lived in Berlin, New York and Los Angeles and worked mainly in Script/Continuity for renowned directors such Script Supervisor (selection) as , Mika Kaurismäki, Agnieszka Holland and Nana 2008 THE Djordjadze. “Our Little Differences“ is Sylvie Michel’s debut as a Director: Wim Wenders feature film director. 2005 DON’T COME KNOCKING Director: Wim Wenders 2005 MERRY CHRISTMAS Director: Christian Carion 2003 filmography Director: Wim Wenders 2003 MEIN NAME IST BACH Writer/Director Director: Dominique de Rivaz 2009 LOST DOG short 2000 MY SWEET HOME 2007 A DAY IN THE COUNTRY Director: Filippos Tsitos short 2000 GOLDEN DREAMS 1994 STAND BACK short Director: Agnieszka Holland (Special Mention, Gijón 2000 THE MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL International Film Festival 1994) Director: Wim Wenders 1990 HOCH HINAUS 1996 A CHEF IN LOVE short documentary Director: Nana Djorjadze loping the storyline. What exactly do deeply rooted emotional and and emotional rooted deeply do exactly What storyline. the loping deve while questions following the to rise gave characters of tion combina This daughter. her of go letting in difficulty has who ner clea Bulgarian his JANA, and parents becoming in havedifficulty patients whose specialist IVF an SEBASTIAN, different: mentally together brings two who people “Our are Differences“ Little funda control. yond be remain which areas be always will there children, up bringing around politicians and institutions social parents, involving place, takes that regulation and discussion of amount the of Regardless strangers. even and friends children, parents, between children up bring to how about arguments endless to leading concerned, all between conflicts irrational about bring and emotions uncontrollable leash un to misunderstandings small are takes it all situations some In palpable. and clear they become situation extreme in this and Differences“ Little best? We have worked into these questions ofthe screenplay “Our my done I Have happy? be to society into integrated enough well child my Is thing? right the done I have yourself, ask sometimes you parent a As absurdity. and a seriousness – lightness, life of everyday mixture in scenario simple a like is parenthood me For director ‘ s

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Born in Paris, Wolfram Koch studied at the 2012 OUR LITTLE DIFFERENCES Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Regie: Sylvie Michel Arts. Alongside numerous television roles Wolf- 2011 SUMMER OUTSIDE ram Koch has above all devoted himself to the Regie: Friederike Jehn theatre. In addition to engagements at the Freie Volksbühne, the Schiller-Theater in Berlin and 2010 THE PATH TO THE PAST the Schauspiel Frankfurt, he has appeared at the Regie: Didi Danquart Volksbühne and the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. 2008 THE COUNTESS He made his film début at the age of 13 – playing Regie: Julie Delpy the part of Hans in the film adaptation of „An- sichten eines Clowns“/“The Clown“. Numerous 2007 THE INVENTION OF THE CURRIED SAUSAGE film parts followed. In addition to his work as an Regie: Ulla Wagner actor, he is also a much loved audio book reader 2006 HANNAH and radio drama actor. Regie: Erika von Möller 2002 OVER NIGHT Regie: Horst Krasser 1977 DIE RÜCKKEHR DES ALTEN HERRN Regie: Vojtech Jasny 1975 THE CLOWN Regie: Vojtech Jasny

film debut in Stina Werenfels’ “Meier Marilyn“. “Meier Stina Werenfels’ in debut film her for award film Swiss the Schauspiel received She haus. Zurich the at ensemble the of ber mem a been has 2000 since and Basel Theater the at ensemble theatre Bachmann’s Stefan of until 1998. From 1998 to she 2000 was a member up Wuppertal and Jena Kassel, Berlin, in ments engage various had she Bern in school drama attending After Bern. in born was Stucky Bettina bettina

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jana - - - 2003 2006 2008 2009 2010 2012 filmography Regie: Stina Werenfels Stina Regie: MARILYN MEIER Werenfels Stina Regie: PRIVATEGOING Haußmann Leander Regie: LOVE IN TANGLED IS UP ZIMMERMANN ROBERT Dankwart Gesine Regie: LIFETIMESHORT Mike Schwerer Regie: STATIONSPIRATEN Michel Sylvie Regie: DIFFERENCES LITTLE OUR 13 Presskit | our little differences 14 leonard bruckmann as arthur filmography

Leonard Bruckmann was born in 1993 in Dinslaken and has lived 2011 OUR LITTLE DIFFERENCES in Berlin since the age of two. He appeared on stage for the first Regie: Sylvie Michel time (at the Tribüne, Berlin) when he was eight years old - as Max 2002 IN THIS VERY MOMENT in the stage adaptation of Woody Allen‘s “Mighty Aphrodite“. The Regie: Christoph Hochhäusler following year he had his first film role in Christoph Hochhäusler‘s “In This Very Moment“. also appears on TV and in film. Her film début début Julietta. Stark’s film Christoph in 2000 in was Her film. in and TV on appears also she theatre, the in work her to addition In lowed. fol Festival Salzburg the and Theater Deutsches the at appearances Further too. there audience the over won and Hanover in “Schauspiel“ tothe moved Ratte-Polle Anna 2001 In O. of The Marquise and Briest Effi in roles her for Arts forming Per for prize 2001 Brandenburg the awarded was she In Schauspielhaus. Berlin Düsseldorfer the Volksbühne and the the Cottbus, of stages Staatstheater the onto her took first engagements Her Drama. and Music of University stock Ro the to switched soon but Munster, of versity Uni the at studying off started Ratte-Polle Anna anne

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monika - - - - 2000 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2012 filmography Regie: Christoph Stark Christoph Regie: JULIETTA Buch Franziska Regie: DETECTIVES THE AND EMIL Senn Sören Regie: DORA FÜR ABEND EIN Karmakar Romuald Regie: SONGS NIGHT Dresen Andreas Regie: WILLENBROCK Dietl David Regie: SIDE SAFE THE ON Dankwart Gesine Regie: LIFETIMESHORT Michel Sylvie Regie: DIFFERENCES LITTLE OUR 15 Presskit | our little differences cast

Sebastian: Wolfram Koch Jana: Bettina Stucky Arthur: Leonhard Bruckmann Vera: Silvia Petkova Monika: Anne Ratte-Polle Dr Noak: Wilhelm Ellers Ulrike: Cornelia Bruning Julia: Katharina Kubel Mrs Thalberg: Jaqueline Macaulay Mr Thalberg: Mehdi Nebbou crew

Directed by Sylvie Michel Screenplay by Razvan Radulescu, Melissa de Raaf, Sylvie Michel Cinematography by Mario Masini Music by Andreas Wodraschke Film editing by Andreas Wodraschke Sound by Stephan Von Hase Sound Design by Noemi Hampel, Markus Glunz Sound mix by Lars Ginzel Costume design by Patricia Puisy Production design by Claus Mayr Production: Pallas Film, Twenty Twenty Vision Producers: Thanassis Karathanos, Karl Baumgartner