''Till the End of the Night'' (german: Bis ans Ende der Nacht) is a 2023 German

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directed and co-written by Christoph Hochhäusler. Starring Timocin Ziegler, Thea Ehre and Michael Sideris, the film is about an undercover agent who is supposed to gain the trust of a criminal through a fictitious relationship with a contact person. It is selected to compete for the

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at the

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, where it had its world premiere on 24 February 2023. The film is also nominated for Best Feature Film Teddy Award. It was released in Germany on 6 July 2023.

Synopsis

Undercover agent Robert is given the task to infiltrate the drug organization as the partner of the trans woman Leni, with the aim of gaining the trust of a big dealer. For Robert, who is gay, the love story becomes an unpleasant task as he is equally attracted to and repelled by Leni. The success of the mission will determine whether she must resume the prison sentence or not. It is, of all people, the dealer they are spying on who makes Robert confront his conflicting feelings.

Cast

* as Robert Demant * Thea Ehre as Leni Malinowski * as Victor Arth * Ioana Teodora Iacob as Nicole * Daniel Drewes as Mondrogai * Andreas Grusinski as Ben Metz * Jonny Hoff as Timo * Gabriele Giersiepen as landlady * Martin Horn as Head of Department * Andreas Grusinski as Ben Metz * Johnny Hoff as Timo * Pink Enskat as Monika Sterz * Sahin Eryilmaz as Armin Strauss * Anne Schwarz as Nadja Saric * Rolf Heutmann as Superior Presidency * Noah Forouzan as passerby

Production

The film was shot from 3 May 2022 to 22 June 2022 in

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. In September 2022, the film was reported to be in the post-production with the autumn of 2023 as targetted date for release. It is the fifth collaboration between the director Christoph Hochhäusler and the producer Bettina Brokemper.

Release

''Till the End of the Night'' had its premiere on 24 February 2023 as part of the

, in Competition. It was released in cinemas on 6 July 2023.

Reception

On the review aggregator

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website, the film has an approval rating of 20% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 2/10. David Rooney for ''

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'' stating that it is "Not worth investigating", concluded writing, "There’s possibly a good story buried in here, but the filmmakers can’t get out of their own way long enough to tell it." Nicholas Bell in IonCinema.com graded the film 1/5 and wrote, "Somehow, Florian Plumeyer’s tediously inept script sabotages not only these themes but also what could have been a striking quartet of viciously unhappy but needy humans."

Accolades

References

External links

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