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The Aftermath (2019 Film)
''The Aftermath'' is a 2019 drama film directed by James Kent and written by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Rhidian Brook. It stars Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgård and Jason Clarke. The film had its world premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival on 26 February 2019. It was released in the United States on 15 March 2019, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. It is the last Fox Searchlight Pictures film to be released before the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney. Plot ''The Aftermath'' is set in British occupation zone in post-war Germany in 1945. Rachael Morgan arrives in the ruins of Hamburg in the bitter German winter to be reunited with her husband Lewis Morgan, a colonel of British Forces Germany charged with rebuilding the shattered city and dealing with violent insurgent Werwolf activities. The couple, whose relationship is tense due to their son Michael being killed during the Blitz by German bombing, will be staying in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Kent (director)
James Kent is a British television and film director. He directed the feature films ''Testament of Youth'' and '' The Aftermath'' and the TV dramas '' The White Queen'' and ''The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister''. He has also directed many documentaries, notably ''Chopin Saved My Life'', ''9/11: Phone Calls from the Towers'' and ''Holocaust: A Music Memorial Film from Auschwitz''. He was nominated for the Breakthrough British Filmmaker award at the 2014 London Film Critics Circle Awards. Productions he has directed have been nominated for Golden Globe and Grierson awards and have won BAFTA and International Emmy awards. Early life Kent was born and grew up in Yorkshire. He was educated at Bootham School, a Quaker institution, and at Oxford University. Career Kent's first job was as a BBC local news journalist in Bristol. He has since directed more than 20 documentaries for the BBC. The subjects of his documentaries have included Albert Camus, Philip Larkin, John Osborne, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Occupation Zone In Germany
The British occupation zone in Germany (German: ''Britische Besatzungszone Deutschlands'') was one of the Allied-occupied areas in Germany after World War II. The United Kingdom along with her Commonwealth were one of the three major Allied powers who defeated Nazi Germany. In 1945 the allies had divided the country into four occupation zones: British, Soviet, American and French lasting until 1949 from whence the new country of West Germany was established. Out of all zones, the British had the largest population and contained within the heavy industry region, the Ruhr, as well as the naval ports and Germany's North West coast line. Background By the end of 1942, Britain was already thinking about post war strategy, and in particular the occupation of Germany. This became more of a reality when the British Liberation Army consisting largely of the 21st Army Group had landed in Normandy on 6 June 1944. Having fought all the way into Northern France and the Low Countries they h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Scheer
Alexander Scheer (born 1 June 1976 in East Berlin) is a German actor and musician. He has won several national awards for his performances in film and theater, including one German Film Award for "Best Actor in a Leading Role" and one Bavarian Film Award for "Best Actor", both in the year 2019. Biography Scheer studied at in Berlin with main focus on music. In addition to the singing, he played piano and drums in different bands. He left school after the 11th grade and then took up various occupations. He also occurred as a performer in commercials during this period and turned their own amateur films with his friends. The film series "American Showdown" by André Jagusch, when Scheer stood in front of the camera, became a small festival hit and was shown, for example, at the (Workshop of the young film scene) and at the (Weiterstadt Open Air Film Festival). During a casting, he was discovered by the director Leander Haussmann, who cast him in his 1999 film ''Sonnenallee''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pip Torrens
Philip D'Oyly "Pip" Torrens (born 2 June 1960) is an English actor. Known for playing urbane, authoritative figures, Torrens portrayed courtier Tommy Lascelles in the Netflix drama ''The Crown'', aristocrat Lord Massen in the HBO series ''The Nevers'' and held leading roles in ''Poldark'' and ''Versailles''. His film appearances include ''The Danish Girl'', '' The Iron Lady'', ''War Horse'' and '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens''. In 2017, he joined the main cast of AMC's ''Preacher'', portraying the antagonist Herr Klaus Helmut Starr. He also provided his voice to Lofty Thaddeus Worthington in the 2005 film '' Valiant''. Early life and education Son of Rev. Robert Harrington Torrens, MA, and descendant of the lawyer and colonial official Henry Whitelock Torrens, Torrens was born in Bromley, Kent, and educated at Bloxham School. He studied English Literature at Trinity College, Cambridge (BA 1981, MA 1987), and subsequently studied acting at Drama Studio London. Career Torre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fionn O'Shea
Fionn O'Shea (born 2 January 1997) is an Irish actor. He starred in the films '' Handsome Devil'' (2016) and ''Dating Amber'' (2020). On television, he is known for his roles in the Channel 4 sitcom '' Hang Ups'' (2018) and the BBC Three and Hulu miniseries ''Normal People'' (2020). Early life and education O'Shea attended Gonzaga College in Ranelagh, Dublin. He went on to train at Visions Drama School. Career In 2007, O'Shea made his film debut in the Irish short film '' New Boy''; it received an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. In 2009, he made his feature film debut, playing an orphan boy in ''A Shine of Rainbows''. Between 2009 and 2012 he appeared on ''Roy'', an Irish-British animated children's television series. In 2016, he portrayed Ned Roche in the Irish comedy-drama film '' Handsome Devil''. At the 15th Irish Film & Television Awards in 2018 he was nominated for Actor in a leading role and Rising Star Award. In 2018 he featured on '' Hang Up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jannik Schümann
Jannik Schümann (; born 22 July, 1992) is a German actor. He received three Jupiter Awards for Best Actor, for his role of Danny in '' Close to the Horizon'' (2020), ''9 Days Awake'' (2021), and the role of Franz Joseph I. in ''Sisi'' (2022). He is also known for his role in '' The Aftermath'' (2019), ''Center of My World'' (2016), ''The Diplomat'' (2016–2023), ''Monster Hunter'' (2020), ''Tribes of Europa'' (2021), or ''Charité at War'' (2019). Early Life Schümann was born in Hamburg, Germany, where he grew up with two older brothers in the rural quarter Kirchwerder in the Bergedorf borough. As a child, Schümann took an interest in dancing and playing the piano, which earned him the role of young Mozart in the German premiere of the Little Mozart musical at the Neuer Flora theater in Hamburg when he was 9 years old. After the performance, a talent agent approached him at a gas station while he was buying a chocolate bar, and handed him her business card. Schümann signe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Phillips (British Actress)
Kate Phillips (born 21 May 1989) is a British actress. She became famous for her role as Jane Seymour in the successful miniseries ''Wolf Hall'' (2015). She subsequently appeared in the miniseries '' War & Peace'' (2016), the first season of the television series ''The Crown'' (2016), and last three seasons of the television series ''Peaky Blinders'' (2016–2022). In 2019, she appeared as Princess Mary in the film ''Downton Abbey''. Since 2020, she has appeared as Eliza Scarlet, the series lead, in the Victorian era crime drama, ''Miss Scarlet and The Duke''. Biography After spending three years studying at Leeds University, Phillips secured a place at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. After graduation she returned to Leeds to appear as Abigail Williams in ''The Crucible'' at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. By this time she had already filmed her scenes for the BBC's adaptation of ''Wolf Hall'' in which she played Jane Seymour, a role she had been offered whilst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Compston
Martin Compston (born 8 May 1984) is a Scottish actor and former Association Football, professional footballer. He played Anti-Corruption Unit Detective Inspector Steve Arnott in the BBC drama ''Line of Duty'', Liam in Ken Loach, Ken Loach's ''Sweet Sixteen (2002 film), Sweet Sixteen'', Paul Ferris (Scottish writer), Paul Ferris in ''The Wee Man'', Ewan Brodie in ''Monarch of the Glen (TV series), Monarch of the Glen'' and Dan Docherty in ''The Nest (British TV series), The Nest''. Early life and football career Born to a Catholic family, Compston, the younger of two sons, was brought up in Greenock, Scotland and attended St Columba's High School, Gourock, St Columba's High School in neighbouring Gourock. A promising Association football, footballer, he was a youth player with Aberdeen F.C., Aberdeen as a teenager, and after leaving school signed for his local professional club Greenock Morton F.C., Greenock Morton. Compston made two first-team appearances in the 2001–02 Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassination
Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. The murder of a celebrity, activist, or artist, though they may not have a direct role in matters of the state, may also sometimes be considered an assassination. An assassination may be prompted by political and military motives, or done for financial gain, to avenge a grievance, from a desire to acquire fame or notoriety, or because of a military, security, insurgent or secret police group's command to carry out the assassination. Acts of assassination have been performed since ancient times. A person who carries out an assassination is called an assassin or hitman. Etymology The word ''assassin'' may be derived from '' asasiyyin'' (Arabic: أَسَاسِيِّين, ʾasāsiyyīn) from أَسَاس (ʾasās, "foundation, basis") + ـِيّ (-iyy), meaning "people who are faithful to the founda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombing Of Hamburg In World War II
The Allied bombing of Hamburg during World War II included numerous attacks on civilians and civic infrastructure. As a large city and industrial centre, Hamburg's shipyards, U-boat pens, and the Hamburg-Harburg area oil refineries were attacked throughout the war. As part of a sustained campaign of strategic bombing during World War II, the attack during the last week of July 1943, code named Operation Gomorrah, created one of the largest firestorms raised by the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces in World War II, killing an estimated 37,000 civilians and wounding 180,000 more in Hamburg, and virtually destroying most of the city. Hamburg was selected as a target because it was considered particularly susceptible to attack with incendiaries, which, from the experience of the Blitz, were felt to inflict more damage than just high explosive bombs. Hamburg also contained a high number of targets supporting the German war effort and was relatively easy for navigator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blitz
The Blitz was a German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom in 1940 and 1941, during the Second World War. The term was first used by the British press and originated from the term , the German word meaning 'lightning war'. The Germans conducted mass air attacks against industrial targets, towns, and cities, beginning with raids on London towards the end of the Battle of Britain in 1940 (a battle for daylight air superiority between the Luftwaffe and the Royal Air Force over the United Kingdom). By September 1940, the Luftwaffe had lost the Battle of Britain and the German air fleets () were ordered to attack London, to draw RAF Fighter Command into a battle of annihilation.Price 1990, p. 12. Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe, ordered the new policy on 6 September 1940. From 7 September 1940, London was systematically bombed by the Luftwaffe for 56 of the following 57 days and nights. Most notable was a large dayligh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werwolf
''Werwolf'' (, German for "werewolf") was a Nazi plan which began development in 1944, to create a resistance force which would operate behind enemy lines as the Allies advanced through Germany, in parallel with the ''Wehrmacht'' fighting in front of the lines. It is widely misconstrued as having been intended to be a guerrilla force to harass Allied forces after the defeat of Germany, a misconception created by Joseph Goebbels through propaganda disseminated in the waning weeks of the war through his "Radio Werwolf", which was not actually connected in any way with the military unit. Nomenclature How and by whom the name was chosen is unknown, but it may have alluded to the title of Hermann Löns' novel, ''Der Wehrwolf'', first published in 1910. Set in the Celle region (Lower Saxony) during the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648), the novel concerns a peasant named Harm Wulf. After marauding soldiers kill his family, Wulf organises his neighbors into a militia who pursue the sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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