Antibodies (2005) Antikörper (original title)

Director:

Christian Alvart

Writer:

Christian Alvart

Release Date:

7 July 2005 (Germany)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Das Gute ist das Böse daran. [The Good is the Evil in It.]

Plot:

Long wanted serial killer Gabriel Engel gets arrested in a spectacular police strike. Small town cop...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Police | Serial Killer | Holding Cell | Flashback

Awards:

6 wins

Cast

Norman Reedus	...	Polizist Schmitz
Christian von Aster	...	Polizist Wagner
André Hennicke	...	Gabriel Engel
Waltraud Witte	...	Frau Hering
Konstantin Graudus	...	Wosniak
Heinz Hoenig	...	Seiler
Wotan Wilke Möhring	...	Michael Martens
Ulrike Krumbiegel	...	Rosa Martens
Hauke Diekamp	...	Christan Martens
Jürgen Schornagel	...	Sucharzewski
Gudrun Ritter	...	Frau Sucharzewski
Laura Alberta Szalski	...	Sarah Martens
Klaus Zmorek	...	Bosowski
Domenico D'Ambrosio	...	Techniker (Technician)
Holger Franke	...	Karl Prebisch
Jockel Tschiersch	...	Gabhart
Hans Diehl	...	Pfarrer (Priest)
Bruno Grass	...	Frank Flieder
Natascha Paulick	...	Maria Flieder
Frank Kusche	...	Wärter Schmidtzen
Elisa Schrey	...	Anna (Crying Girl)
Edie Samland	...	Esther Gabhart
Stefanie Fuchs	...	Moni
Isabel Bongard	...	Lucia Flieder
Marie Lindner	...	Tamara Gabhart
Dietmar Horst Hedram	...	Junkie
Laila Mohmand	...	Prostituierte
Martin Umbach	...	Psychiater
Holger Reibiger	...	Wärter
Nina Proll	...	Lucy
Nadeshda Brennicke	...	Nachtclub Sängerin
Coco Brown	...	Michelle
Lydia Kavungu	...	Joy
Rainer Laupichler	...	Kneiff
Milton Welsh	...	Fricke
Leonardo Nigro	...	Schnorres
Maria Schuster	...	Meiser
Thomas Klees	...	Verlagsmanager
Romeo	...	Schimanski
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stefan Preuhs	...	BND-Beamter (uncredited)

Directed by
Christian Alvart

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Christian Alvart

Produced by
Christian Alvart	....	co-producer
Theo Baltz	....	producer
Susanne Kusche	....	line producer
Rainer Kölmel	....	co-producer
Boris Schönfelder	....	producer

Original Music by
Michl Britsch

Cinematography by
Hagen Bogdanski

Film Editing by
Philipp Stahl

Casting by
Sabine Frielinghaus

Production Design by
Christian M. Goldbeck

Art Direction by
Eva Stiebler

Costume Design by
Silke Sommer

Makeup Department
Tamar Aviv	....	special makeup effects artist
Barney Nikolic	....	special makeup effects artist (as Branimir Nikolic)
Dennis Penkov	....	special makeup effects artist
Annett Schulze	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Susanne Kusche	....	production manager
Tolke Palm	....	assistant production manager
Holger Reibiger	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stefanie Fuchs	....	trainee assistant director
Bruno Grass	....	assistant director

Art Department
Tom Bewermeier	....	assistant property master
Lars Dicht	....	construction manager
Johannes Pfaller	....	property master
Jan Saße	....	storyboard artist
Monica Suarez	....	assistant production designer
Monica Suarez	....	graphic designer
Otu Tetteh	....	painter

Sound Department
Jerome Burkhard	....	sound
Jürgen Funk	....	sound designer
Michael Hinreiner	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Volker Lorig	....	special effects technician
Christoph von Lengerke	....	pyrotechnician
Christoph von Lengerke	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
David Laubsch	....	digital compositor
Lutz Lemke	....	title sequence design/animation
Michael Peter	....	hair/fur artist
Michael Peter	....	texturing & shading
Udo Schlörmann	....	digital compositor
Sheldon Stopsack	....	digital effects artist

Stunts
Sandor Czirjak	....	horse master
Jason Oettle	....	key stunt rigger
Rene Schobes	....	stunt double: Andre Hennicke
Rainer Werner	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Nicolay Gutscher	....	first assistant camera
Markus Görgens	....	assistant electrician
Robert Patzelt	....	Steadicam operator
Robert Patzelt	....	director of photography: second unit
Simon Rainer	....	additional electrician
Teja Schwede	....	second assistant camera

Editorial Department
Volker Langholz	....	editor trainee

Transportation Department
Miklas Wittmann	....	cast & production driver

Other crew
Norbert Klingner	....	legal counsel
Frank Kusche	....	set manager
Thomas Stuber	....	script supervisor

Thanks
Nadeshda Brennicke	....	thanks
Christine Neubauer	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Kinowelt Filmproduktion
• MedienKontor Movie GmbH

Distributors

• Dark Sky Films (2007) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Luna Filmverleih GmbH (2005) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Rialto Film AG (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical) (German speaking region)
• Tartan Films (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• Dark Sky Films (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• La Fabrique de Films (2006) (France) (all media)
• Palisades Tartan (2009) (UK) (all media)
• Palisades-Tartan Acquisitions (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• Pro 7 (2008) (Germany) (TV)
• Versus Entertainment (2006) (Spain) (all media)

Special Effects

• Ambient Entertainment GmbH (CGI)

Other Companies

• ARRI Sound  sound re-recording
• Mo Pictures  trailer
• Syrreal Works  post-production facilities
• Vantage Film  camera equipment provided by

Also Known As:

"Antikörper" - Germany (original title)
"Antimatter" - International (English title)

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | France:-12 | Ireland:18 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Bahnhof Zoologischer Garten, Berlin, Germany

Company:

Kinowelt Filmproduktion

Trivia:

Director Trademark: [Christian Alvart] [mirror shot]Michael (Wotan Wilke Möhring) in his hotel room in the city. He sees Gabriel Engel ('André Hennicke (I)') behind him who isn't really there. Alvart uses his typical shot: Michael is reflected by three mirrors, effectively showing him four times from all angles. Gabriel Engel is only in one of them.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Gabriel Engel:The world is unfair. Even to people like us. Pedro Alonso Lopez committed 300 sex murders. Now, 20 years later, who remembers him? Not a soul. Jack the Ripper is world-famous, and for what? Five bitches. Five! And Charley Manson. The hippie they called "Our Emperor" didn't even commit one murder himself.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Masters of Horror: John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns (#1.8)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Birds Crushing Into Windows

my advise for you - watch it !

When i a friend of mine told me, that Antikörper would be a cheap reproduction of "Silence of the Lambs", i didn't believe in him. After watching it, i know, that i was right. The basic structure of the two films are quite the same, but the rest of the two movies differ in each way.

The shocking and fascinating story of "Antikörper", which contains a lot of psychological aspects, is very great and very exciting. It's basically about the evil in each other, but i don't want to tell you too much... Then, the performance of the actors is excellent, and so give the advise to everyone who likes fastidious, thrilling and all in all well-done masterpieces, to watch it! (10/10)