Watch our new video and discover the animation sector in Luxembourg!

Films › Per type

The Headsman (Der Henker)

Director(s):	Simon Aeby
Producer(s):	SAMSA FILM Allegro Film (AT), Film & Music Entertainment (UK), Eurofilm Studio (HU), T&C Films (CH), Peter Rommel Produktion (DE)
Year:	2005
Form:	FICTION - Feature film
Genre:	Drama
Original version:	English
Running time:	108'
Read more:
Watch this movie on:

Synopsis

Tyrol, early sixteenth century. The foundlings Martin and Georg are raised by monks and inseparable until the archbishop takes little Georg under his wings. Martin becomes a mercenary and Georg the prior of his childhood`s monestery. Many years later the two friends meet again and Martin, on a short leave from the front-line falls in love with Anna – the daughter of the old executioner and very skilled in medicine – she soon gives birth to his son. He then marries her and settles down. The price he has to pay, however, he now belongs to the untouchables, like his wife and his only option is to become an executioner himself.

Casting

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Peter Mc Donald
Anastasia Griffith
Steven Berkoff
Eddie Marsan
Julie Cox
John Shrapnel
Lee Ingleby

Crew

DOP : Vladimir Smutny
Editing : Karin Hartusch
Sound : Colin Nicolson
Music : Matthias Weber
Costume designer : Caterina Czepek
Set Decoration : Christoph Kanter
Make up : Kati Jakots
Producer: Claude Waringo

Nominations & Awards

Best Film at the 5th International Fim Festival Chennai, India

International sales

Sola Media GmbH (DE)
Atrix Films GmbH (DE)

Poster