''Die zwei Leben des Daniel Shore (The Two Lives of Daniel Shore)'' is a 2009

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film by Michael Dreher; written by him and produced by

Karim Debbagh Karim Debbagh (born January 25, 1972, in Tangier) is a Moroccan film producer. Life and work In 1997 Debbagh went to Germany to study Film Production at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. In 2002 he finished his studies, and received his di ...

, Rüdiger Heinze, Rainer Kölmel and Stefan Sporbert. It stars

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, Katharina Schüttler, Morjana Alaoui and

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. The film is Michael Dreher's feature film debut and had its premiere at the 44th

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Plot

Daniel Shore, a 28-year-old

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, is about to spend a few days in the flat of his deceased grandmother. Since his return from Morocco, his mental state has become somewhat unstable. The trip to Morocco was all about getting away from the work-related troubles and his whole miserable life, but now there is even more to worry about, because in Morocco a boy was killed, and Daniel is thinking he might have become an accessory to the crime. Even in the new surrounding, Daniel is haunted by images of what has happened, until everyday situations push him over the edge and soon the past and present become an indistinct blur.

Cast

as Daniel Shore *

Katharina Schüttler Katharina Schüttler (born 20 October 1979) is a German television and film actress. Her film debut was in the movie ''Die Lok'' in 1992. She is best known internationally for leading roles as Clara Rosenbaum in '' The Promise'' (2011) and as Gre ...

as Elli *

Morjana Alaoui Morjana Alaoui ( ar, مرجانة العلوي; born November 30, 1982) is a Moroccan- French actress. She is best known for her starring roles in director Laila Marrakchi's ''Marock'' and ''Rock the Casbah,'' films which dealt with sexual taboo ...

as Imane *

as Henry Porter * Judith Engel as Miss Kowalski *

Matthias Matschke Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew. People Notable people named Matthias include the following: In religion: * Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot ...

as Günther Feige * Bernd Tauber as Prof. Hübner *

Stefan Lampadius Stefan Lampadius (born November 17, 1976) is a German actor and filmmaker. Biography Stefan Lampadius was born in Aurich in 1976 and grew up in Emden. One of his first film works was live video footage of the English post-punk band And Also The ...

as Gatekeeper * Meryam Raoui as Imane's friend *

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as Commandant

Distribution and response

The film premiered on October 29, 2009 at the Hof International Film Festival and was commercially released in Germany on February 11, 2010. Although there was no international release date up to now,

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reviewed the trailer of the movie.THE TWO LIVES OF DANIEL SHORE Lays On The Atmosphere
by Todd Brown, ''

'', November 24, 2009

References

External links

* * 2009 films 2009 thriller drama films 2000s German-language films German thriller drama films 2000s German films {{2000s-Germany-film-stub