Christoph Schaub Martin Suter Alexandra Maria Lara

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present

(NACHTLÄRM)

A film by Christoph Schaub

Screenplay by Martin Suter

With Alexandra Maria Lara - Sebastian Blomberg - Carol Schuler - Georg Friedrich

Switzerland/Germany 2012 – 94 minutes 1:1,85 / Dolby Digital 5.1

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Please refer to the following site for more information and pictures www.nachtlaerm.com

RELEASE SWITZERLAND: 30 AUGUST 2012

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Life could be wonderful for Livia and Marco: they are good-looking, young, and the parents of Tim. He is nine months old and his high-pitched wailing is wearing their patience thinner by the night. And this when he was actually supposed to be repairing his parents' troubled relationship. Instead of sleep, or sleeping with each other, Livia and Marco now get up every night, get dressed, and climb into their rattling old Golf, the motor noise of which is the only thing that calms Tim. One night the inconceivable occurs. A petty criminal rocker and his date pinch the car – and with it the child. Tim may be able to sleep on in peace but his parents are racked by fear and anxiety. This is the start of a mad hunt through the night marked by screams, silence, high speeds, sharp braking and changes of direction. Will the day indeed bring about a new direction for Livia, Marco and Tim?

PRESS NOTE

Director Christoph Schaub's fast paced and intelligent film, LULLABY RIDE, tells the story of a couple who, upon having their car stolen with their small child inside, find themselves in a wild chase through the night.

The story is witty and exciting by turns, and bears the unmistakable style of best-selling author Martin Suter. Cooperation between author Martin Suter, director Christoph Schaub, and producer Marcel Hoehn already yielded a both wonderful and successful cinematic experience in JULIA'S DISAPPEARANCE, which garnered the audience award at the Locarno Film Festival in 2009.

With Alexandra Maria Lara and Sebastian Blomberg as the exhausted parents, and Carol Schuler and Georg Friedrich as the unwitting child abductors, LULLABY RIDE boasts an impressive cast.

LULLABY RIDE was filmed on location in Switzerland and Germany in autumn 2011, and produced by Marcel Hoehn of T&C Film (JULIA’S DISAPPEARANCE, THE SWISSMAKERS) in cooperation with Stefan Arndt of X Filme Creative Pool (THE WHITE RIBBON, THREE), Swiss Radio and Television SRF, Teleclub and ARD Degeto.

Livia Alexandra Maria Lara Marco Sebastian Blomberg Jorge Georg Friedrich Claire Carol Schuler Baby Tim Tiziano Jähde Mercedes driver Andreas Matti Jeep driver Ingo Ospelt

CREW

Director Christoph Schaub Script Martin Suter Producer Marcel Hoehn, T&C Film AG Co-Producer Stefan Arndt, X Filme Creative Pool GmbH Cinematography Nikolai von Graevenitz Sound Patrick Becker Editing Marina Wernli Music Peter Scherrer Set Design Susanne Jauch Costume Design Dorothee Schmid Make-up Barbara Grundmann Casting Simone Bär, Corinna Glaus

In co-production with Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen SRF / SRG SSR ARD Degeto Teleclub

With the support of Swiss Federal Office of Culture (FDHA), Switzerland Zürcher Filmstiftung DFFF – Deutscher Filmförderfonds Filmfernsehfonds Bayern Suissimage Succès Cinéma Succès Zürich FFA – Filmförderungsanstalt, Germany

LIVIA and MARCO are a stressed couple with a small problem. Its name is TIM, and despite his tender age of nine months, he has managed to bring his progenitors into great disarray. Particularly by night, when his screaming fits rob Marco and Livia of both sleep and all hope of physical proximity. It is thus on the evening in question: Marco has just commenced his first successful seduction attempt in an eternity when Tim begins to scream and will not stop. His irritated parents place Tim in the car and drive off. It is not until they are on the motorway and have reached Tim's preferred speed of 130 km/h that the baby calms down and falls asleep. His parents bicker on until Livia announces, she wants to visit the next service station. The decision to stop at the service station has fatal consequences: there Marco and Livia run into a car-owner who has parked his Mercedes at the service station, as well as CLAIRE and JORGE, who have stolen a motorcycle. As Livia visits the service station toilet, Marco decides to get some cigarettes and leaves Tim alone in the car for a moment. When Livia and Marco return, their car has disappeared – as has Tim. Without hesitating, Marco and Livia climb into the car-owner's Mercedes and screech off to chase their Golf. Claire and Jorge, who have stolen the Golf, do not initially notice that they've got a “stowaway” on board, since Tim's asleep and they are in good spirits. Marco and Livia, on the other hand, argue away again until they are interrupted by a phone call. The excited car-owner is calling them. Marco and Livia explain the situation and he acts understanding and claims that he will inform the police. In fact he acquires a map and eyes Jorge and Claire's motorbike with interest. This is the start of what, for all concerned, proves to be a turbulent journey through the night. While Claire and Jorge have to deal with the troublesome situation of now being the brand-new parents of a cry-baby, Marco and Livia are suffering the tension of chasing after their child. While they are at it the car-owner, who disguises himself as a policeman and turns out to be a criminal, sends them off on countless wild-goose chases. Once Marco and Livia have snookered the car-owner, they manage, with Claire's assistance, to finally recover their child. They return home relieved and delighted. Their marriage seems to be saved and they'll be able to afford a “Baby-sleeper” from now on – if they still need one at all.

Alexandra Maria Lara was born 1978 in Bucharest. When she was four her family decided to flee to West Germany. After graduating at the Französisches Gymnasium Berlin in 1997, Lara went on studying acting under the management of her father, co-founder of the Theaterwerkstatt Charlottenburg, until 2000.

By age sixteen she was already playing lead roles in various television dramas. Since then her career has developed and she has become a respected film actress. Her most famous role to date, which has resulted in international recognition, is as Traudl Junge, Adolf Hitler's secretary, in the Oscar-nominated 2004 film DER UNTERGANG. Due to her convincing performance in DER UNTERGANG, Francis Ford Coppola wrote her a letter and gave her a leading role in YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH.

In 2008 she appeared in THE READER (DER VORLESER) and DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX which were both nominated for the 81st Academy Awards (best picture and best foreign language film, respectively).

Speaking French fluently, she also appeared in several French productions, including NAPOLÉON (2002) and L’AFFAIR FAREWELL (2009) and in 2010 in Bruno Chiches SMALL WORLD after a novel by Martin Suter together with Gérard Depardieu.

In 2012 release of her new film LULLABY RIDE (NACHTLÄRM) by Christoph Schaub, after the screenplay by Martin Suter.

Filmographie (Selection) Director 2012 NACHTLÄRM Christoph Schaub 2011 RUBBELDIEKATZ Detlev Buck 2010 VERTRAUTE FREMDE Sam Garbarski SMALL WORLD Bruno Chiche 2009 FAREWELL Christian Carion HINTER KAIFECK Esther Gronenborn 2008 DER VORLESER Stephen Daldry DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX Uli Edel CONTROL Anton Corbijn YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH Francis Ford Coppola 2006 WO IST FRED? Anno Saul 2005 DER FISCHER UND SEINE FRAU Doris Dörrie VOM SUCHEN UND FINDEN DER LIEBE Helmut Dietl 2004 DER UNTERGANG Oliver Hirschbiegel 2002 NACKT Doris Dörrie 2000 CRAZY Hans-Christian Schmid 1998 DIE BUBI-SCHOLZ STORY (TV-Serie) Roland Suso Richter

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Born in 1972 in Bergisch Gladbach/Germany. He attended the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna in 1995. Since then he joined many theaters, such as Basle, Zurich, Vienna, Hamburg and Berlin. At the moment Sebastian is ensemble member at the Münchner Residenztheater.

Since 1997, in addition to stage performances, he also appeared in several TV movies and feature films. His first cinema film, the thriller ANATOMIE with Franka Potente was a hugh success with which he became known to the german-speaking audience.

For his astonishing performance in the TV series „Guten Morgen, Herr Grothe!“ he was awarded with the Adolf-Grimme-Preis in Mai 2008. Other roles followed, such as the role of Rudi Dutschke in DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX or the role of Dominic Vizakna in DIE GRÄFIN with Julie Delpy.

2010 was a successful cinema year for Sebastian Blomberg. He appeared in three feature films: DAS LETZTE SCHWEIGEN, DIE KOMMENDEN TAGE and WER WENN NICHT WIR. One year later he performed in HOTEL LUX by Leander Haussmann. His newest film NACHTLÄRM by Christoph Schaub with Alexandra Maria Lara starts this summer in theatres in Switzerland, Germany and Austria.

Filmography (Selection) Director 2012 NACHTLÄRM Christoph Schaub 2011 HOTEL LUX Leander Haussmann 2010 DIE KOMMENDEN TAGE Lars Kraume WER WENN NICHT WIR Andres Veiel 2009 DIE GRÄFIN Julie Delpy 2008 DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX Uli Edel PALERMO SHOOTING Wim Wenders 2005 3° KÄLTER Florian Hoffmeister 2004 ALLES AUF ZUCKER! Dani Levy 2002 VÄTER Dani Levy 2001 WAS TUN, WENN'S BRENNT? Gregor Schnitzler 2000 ANATOMIE Stefan Ruzowitzky 1999 CHILL OUT Andreas Struck 1998 DUNCKEL Lars Kraume

Agency: www.die-agenten.de

Born 1987 in Winterthur, Switzerland. Carol started her acting career 1993 at her hometowns theatre. In 2002 the Swiss actress and singer was awarded with the Swiss Film Prize for ther role as Tina in the TV series „Lieber Brad“ by Tina Vonlanthen.

From 2006 until 2009 she studied acting at the Europäischen Theaterinstitut in Berlin. This year she has been nominated for Swiss Film Prize as Best Supporting Act.

In addition to numerous stage performances and TV roles Carol Schuler engages in different music projects in Berlin. The newest one being „Carol&The Fall“. With this band she performed the filmsong „Kleiner Mensch“ in the new feature film NACHTLÄRM by Christoph Schaub. The debut album of „Carol&The Fall“ is scheduled for August 2012.

Filmography (Selection) Director 2012 NACHTLÄRM Christoph Schaub 2011 LIEBE UND ANDERE UNFÄLLE (TV) Tom Gerber 2008 TAG & NACHT (TV) Sabine Boss 2008 WIEDERSEHEN (Kurzfilm) Maria Knothe 2005 ALLES BLEIBT ANDERS (TV) Güzin Kar 2001 LIEBER BRAD (TV) Lutz Konermann 1998 VOLLMOND Fredi M. Murer

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GEORG FRIEDRICH as Jorge

Georg Friedrich was born 1966 in Vienna and studied at the Wiener Schauspielschule Krauss. Since 1983 he appeared in many TV productions and feature films and worked with greatly renowned directors such as Michael Haneke, Detlev Buck, Philipp Stölzl and Ulrich Seidl.

In addition to his filming career he also appeared often on stage of various theatres. In 2004 he was awarded Shooting Star at the 54. Berlinale.

Filmography (Selection) Director 2012 NACHTLÄRM Christoph Schaub DIE VERMESSUNG DER WELT Detlev Buck 2011 FAUST Alexander Sokurov ÜBER UNS DAS ALL Jan Schomburg MEIN BESTER FEIND Wolfgang Murnberger 2008 NORDWAND Philipp Stölzl 2006 KNALLHART Detlev Buck 2005 KABALE UND LIEBE (TV) Leander Haussmann IMPORT / EXPORT Ulrich Seidl 2003 WOLFZEIT Michael Haneke 2001 HUNDSTAGE Ulrich Seidl DIE KLAVIESPIELERIN Michael Haneke

Agency: www.divina.at

CHRISTOPH SCHAUB Director

Born in Zurich in 1958, Christoph Schaub is a self-taught filmmaker. In 1988 he co-founded the Swiss production company Dschoint Ventschr as well as the Riffraff cinemas in Zurich and Bourbaki cinema in Lucerne. He is member of the European Film Academy (EFA). Since 1998 he has reduced his activities as producer to concentrate on directing and screenwriting.

His feature films JULIA’S DISAPPEARANCE (2009), JEUNE HOMME (2006) and STERNENBERG (2004) were both critical and commercial hits. As a documentary director, he specialised in films about architecture and town planning, with BIRD’S NEST – HERZOG & DE MEURON IN CHINA (2008), and THE TRAVELS OF SANTIAGO CALATRAVA (1999) or IL GIRASOLE - UNA CASA VICINO A VERONA (1995). His films have been screened at numerous national and international festivals.

His last feature film JULIA’S DISAPPEARANCE was awarded with the Audience Award at the Filmfestival Locarno in 2009.

Filmography (Selection)

2012 NACHTLÄRM 2009 JULIA’S DISAPPEARANCE 2008 HAPPY NEW YEAR BIRD’S NEST – HERZOG & DE MEURON IN CHINA (Documentary) 2007 BRASILIA – EINE UTOPIE DER MODERNE (TV-Documentary) 2006 JEUNE HOMME 2004 STERNENBERG 2002 DER ZWEITE HORIZONT (TV- Documentary) 2001 STILLE LIEBE IL PROJECT VRIN (TV- Documentary) 1999 THE TRAVELS OF SANTIAGO CALATRAVA (Documentary) 1997 EINFACH SO (Kurzspielfilm) 1996 LIEU, FUNCZIUN E FURMA - L‘ARCHITECTURA DA P. ZUMTHOR E GION CAMINADA (Documentary) 1995 RENDEZ-VOUS IM ZOO (Dokumentaressay) IL GIRASOLE - UNA CASA VICINO A VERONA (Documentary Short) 1992 AM ENDE DER NACHT 1989 DREISSIG JAHRE 1987 WENDEL 1982 NACHWUCHS - ZÜRCHER TEDDYSZENE (Documentary) www.schaubfilm.ch

Martin Suter is one of the most successful Swiss authors in the German-language area (amongst others: Der letzte Weynfeldt “The Last Weynfeldt), Lila Lila, Der perfekte Freund (A Perfect Friend), Die Dunkle Seite des Mondes (The Dark Side of the Moon), Small World) as well as a frequent screenplay writer for Daniel Schmid.

Martin Suter, born in Zurich in 1948, is an author and columnist (he wrote the weekly column Business Class for the Swiss magazine Weltwoche and for the Magazin of the newspaper Tages- Anzeiger as well as writing the Geri Weibel stories published in the NZZ-Folio magazine) as well as a screenplay writer. Up until 1991 and prior to concentrating on the writing of his books alone, he also earned his livelihood as a copywriter and Creative Director. His novels - the last ones to be published were - Allmen und die Libellen and Allmen und der rosa Diamant –were also great international successes.

Martin Suter lives with his family in Spain and Guatemala.

Scripts (Selection)

2012 LULLABY RIDE by Christoph Schaub, Production T&C Film Zürich 2009 JULIA’S DISAPPEARANCE by Christoph Schaub, Production T&C Film Zürich 1999 BEREZINA OR THE LAST DAYS OF SWITZERLAND by Daniel Schmid, Production T&C Film Zürich 1992 OFF SEASON by Daniel Schmid, Production T&C Film Zürich 1986 JENATSCH by Daniel Schmid

Novels and Audio Books (Selection)

2012 Die Zeit, die Zeit 2011 Allmen und der rosa Diamant 2011 Allmen und die Libellen 2010 Der Koch 2009 Das Bonus-Geheimnis 2008 Der Letzte Weynfeldt 2007 Unter Freunden 2006 Der Teufel von Mailand 2004 Lila, Lila 2002 Ein perfekter Freund 2001 Richtig leben mit Geri Weibel 2000 Die dunkle Seite des Mondes 1997 Small World 1994 Business-Class

Film adaptations (Selection)

2010 SMALL WORLD by Bruno Chiche DER LETZTE WEYNFELDT by Alain Gsponer 2009 LILA, LILA by Alain Gsponer 2006 EIN PERFEKTER FREUND by Francis Girod

Producer Marcel Hoehn, initiator and co-founder of the independent production company T&C Film has produced internationally successful films such as THE SWISSMAKERS (DIE SCHWEIZERMACHER), TOSCA’S KISS (Il BACIO DI TOSCA), THE WAY THINGS GO (DER LAUF DER DINGE), BEREZINA OR THE LAST DAYS OF SWITZERLAND (BERESINA ODER DIE LETZTEN TAGE DER SCHWEIZ), FULLMOON (VOLLMOND) or JEUNE HOMME. Main focus of the company since it’s founding in 1976 is the production of theatrical feature films and documentaries.

In 1999 Marcel Hoehn was awarded the Zurich Film prize and in 2011 the Swiss Film Prize „Quartz“ honorary award.

The successful comedy JULIA’S DISAPPEARANCE is followed by LULLABY RIDE, the 7th cooperation of producer Marcel Hoehn and director Christoph Schaub.

Filmography (Selection) Director 2012 LULLABY RIDE Christoph Schaub 2010 BAD BOY KUMMER (Doc) Miklós Gimes 2010 DANIEL SCHMID – LE CHAT QUI PENSE (Doc) Pascal Hofmann, Benny Jaberg 2009 JULIA’S DISAPPEARANCE Christoph Schaub 2008 HAPPY NEW YEAR Christoph Schaub 2008 BIRD’S NEST – HERZOG & DE MEURON IN CHINA (Doc) Christoph Schaub, Michael Schindhelm 2006 JEUNE HOMME Christoph Schaub 2005 NÄKKÄLÄ (Doc) Peter Ramseier 2004 DIMITRI — CLOWN (Doc) Friedrich Kappeler 2002 MOTHER (Doc) Miklós Gimes 2001 SECRET LOVE Christoph Schaub 1999 BERESINA OR THE LAST DAYS OF SWITZERLAND Daniel Schmid 1998 FULLMOON Fredi M. Murer 1998 BRAIN CONCERT Bruno Moll 1996 THE KNOWLEDGE OF HEALING (Doc) Franz Reichle 1995 WRITTEN FACE Daniel Schmid 1992 OFF SEASON Daniel Schmid 1987 THE WAY THINGS GO Peter Fischli, David Weiss 1985 AFTER DARKNESS Dominique Othenin-Girard, Sergio Guerraz 1984 IL BACIO DI TOSCA (Doc) Daniel Schmid 1983 THE RIGHT WAY Peter Fischli, David Weiss 1982 HÉCATE Daniel Schmid 1981 THE POINT OF LEAST RESISTANCE Peter Fischli, David Weiss 1978 THE SWISSMAKERS Rolf Lyssy

Co-Productions (Selection) Director 2011 THE GUANTANAMO TRAP Thomas Selim Wallner 2010 IN MY FATHERS HOUSE ARE MANY MANSIONS Hajo Schomerus 2001 MOSTLY MARTHA Sandra Nettelbeck 1998 SECRET DÉFENSE Jacques Rivette 1997 LA TREGUA Francesco Rosi 1996 LE CRI DE LA SOIE Yvon Marciano 1993 BARNABO DELLE MONTAGNE Mario Brenta

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Production companies

T&C Film AG X Filme Creative Pool GmbH Seestrasse 41A, 8002 Zurich/Switzerland Kurfürstenstrasse 57, 10785 Berlin/Germany Phone +41 44 208 99 55 Phone +49 30 230 833 11 [email protected], www.tcfilm.ch [email protected], www.x-filme.de

Switzerland

Distribution Press Contact Columbus Film AG Selina Willemse, Columbus Film AG Seestrasse 41a, 8002 Zurich/Switzerland Phone +41 44 462 73 66 Phone +41 44 462 73 66 [email protected] [email protected], www.columbusfilm.ch

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Germany

Distribution Press Contact X Verleih AG Maja Genowa, X Verleih AG Kurfürstenstrasse 57 Phone +49 30 26933 600 10785 Berlin/Deutschland [email protected] Phone +49 30 26933 600 [email protected], www.x-verleih.de

Austria

Distribution Press Contact Thimfilm GmbH Michaela Englert, Thimfilm GmbH Hermanngasse 18/5, 1070 Wien/Austria Phone +43 1 236 21 90 Phone +43 1 236 21 90 [email protected] [email protected], www.thimfilm.at

World Sales

T&C Edition AG Press Contact Seestrasse 41A, 8002 Zurich/Switzerland Susa Katz, T&C Film AG Phone +41 44 208 99 55 Phone +41 44 208 99 55 [email protected], www.tcfilm.ch [email protected]