Culpa
The film tells the story of a couple dealing with a tragedy in very different ways. Although the event happened many years ago, it remains omnipresent for the two main characters and has shaped their lives ever since.
Now they have reached a point where they have to decide whether to stay together.
Cast
- Hanna
- Janna Striebeck
- Mads
- Joachim Raaf
Culpa
Ulrike Grote
- Fiction
- Production Country / Year
- Germany 2020
- Language
- dt., span. OF m. engl. UT
- Format
- DCP, Color, 83min
2.39:1, Discrete 5.1
Director & Crew
Ulrike Grote
Born in 1963 in Bremen. Studied Acting at the University of the Arts Berlin. Worked as an actress and trainer. Studied Directing at the HFBK Hamburg. Active as an actress, producer and director.
Filmography
| 2004 | Ausreißer | Kurzfilm | |
| 2007 | Wenn der Tod uns scheidet | Fernsehfilm | |
| 2011 | Die Kirche bleibt im Dorf | Spielfilm | |
| 2015 | Tätestens – die Kirche bleibt im Dorf 2 | Spielfilm | |
| Apropos Glück | Spielfilm | ||
| 2012 | Die Kirche bleibt im Dorf | TV-Serie | |
| 2019 | Der letzte Wille | TV-Serie | |
| 2021 | Culpa | Spielfilm | 2022 |
“I’ve been intrigued by the idea of shooting an improvisational film for quite a while. In my opinion, that is only possible if you have absolute confidence in your cast. The actresses and actors, on the other hand, need to have the feeling of being completely protected by the director. [...] Improvising can be quite risky, like walking a tightrope without a net, and all people involved need to let themselves in for this experience. That doesn’t always work out as planned. But with our two leads, Janna Striebeck and Joachim Raaf, with whom I’ve successfully worked for quite some time, I was convinced that we could venture into those uncharted waters without knowing where the journey would take us. [...]”
Ulrike Grote
- Writer
- Ulrike Grote
- Director of Photography
- Thomas Vollmar
- Editor
- Henrike Dosk
- Production Designer
- Janna Striebeck
- Set Designer
- Janna Striebeck
- Costume Designer
- Janna Striebeck
- Joachim Raaf
- Casting Director
- Ulrike Grote
- Sound
- Julian Mölich
- Sound Designer
- Andreas Henke
- Music Composer
- Jörn Kux
- Producer
- Mina Avramova
- Ilona Schultz