Silence

“‘lautlos’ is both a gripping thriller and an unusual love story. joachim król shines in a role you’ve never seen him in before: as a killer.”

That’s what it still says on the X-verleih website.

i probably wouldn’t have cast myself in the role of the contract killer victor when i returned from venice after my second brunetti tv adventure, somewhat frustrated and overweight. victor had to be slim, muscular, well-trained, short, in top shape. which i wasn’t. but there’s a solution for everything. two trainers were hired, a schedule and a training plan were drawn up, and the transformation began. after a few months, neighbors started enquiring about my health because of my weight loss, and shortly before filming began, veronica ferres, when i approached her on the street in munich, wordlessly gave me an autograph and went on her way. i was unrecognizable. unfortunately, the film didn’t find a big audience in germany. comment from a good friend: ‘no wonder, no one recognizes you.’

 

for the director, the film became a springboard to hollywood, and he went on to make a well-received thriller with sandra bullock.”