I'd Like To Die A Thousand Times
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WORLD PREMIERE - April 26th 2007 - Berlin, Germany
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I’d Like To Die A Thousand Times, Edwin Brienen’s eighth feature film, follows two couples during twenty-four hours of summer distortion and deadly heat. What starts as a peaceful Summer afternoon -drinking wine, playing a relaxed game of Monopoly- ends with the violent excesses of one night. “It belongs to life, death. Even if it’s horrible” says main character Blake somewhere halfway the film, as if he likes to apologize for his deeds. Near the end, after blood is shed, he concludes: “I don’t believe in good or evil. Don’t you think it’s strange, that the best things in life are never told. That as a child, you don’t learn how to reach the sky”.
Director and writer Edwin Brienen said: “I’m always interested to see how norms and values in today’s society are created, and especially manipulated. How we desperately need to categorize things as wrong or right. It is completely out of control. Condemning Britney Spears for not wearing underwear, but not giving a shit about hundreds of death in Iraq everyday. I wanted to play with these hypocritical contradictions. That’s why the film is told from the perspectives of the bad guys, the killers. Don’t get me wrong, not particular as a political statement… Especially because it’s much more fun too”.
The lead roles are played by Clayton Nemrow, Esther Eva Verkaaik, Sebastian Suba and Eva Dorrepaal. Shaun Lawton, who appeared with Isabelle Adjani in Zulawski's masterpiece Possession, co-stars in this controversial film. Barbel Schleker and Rene Ifrah complete the cast.
Dutch author Thomas van Aalten wrote and performed half of the soundtrack. In a former life, van Aalten was known for his alter ego Thom Revolver, see also TR's MySpace website. Haunting songs like Killing You / Killing Me and Horror Night drive the already loaded atmosphere of the film to the level of a claustrophobic maze with its disturbing, pulsating beats. The whereabouts of Mirist Egal, who wrote the other, more atmospheric half of the soundtrack, are unknown. He probably lives in Istanbul. His soundscapes and noises are made of 'objets trouves' that have underwent producing mostly in software. Check out his fan website, for some information and streams: www.zutaten.nl/miristegal.
“There was no budget for this production, which created an immense amount of freedom” according to Brienen. “I wasn't trying to create the masterpiece of my life; I just wanted to have fun. I’d Like To Die is a throwback to Terrorama!, my debut film, but without its political weight. And without the money! We only had six days to shoot the film, and those six days were during the intense heat of August last year, when the temperature rose to 42 degrees. After one day of shooting outside, everybody felt sick and weak, but somehow we managed to finish. Evil Heat would have been a great title too.”
I’d Like To Die A Thousand Times. Germany, 2007. 78 minutes, color. Cast: Clayton Nemrow, Sebastian Suba, Esther Verkaaik, Eva Dorrepaal, Shaun Lawton, Barbel Schleker, Rene Ifrah, Franziska Fuhlrott, Ruxandra Will, Marin Caktas. Music: Thomas van Aalten and Mirist Egal. Produced, filmed, written and directed by Edwin Brienen.
Film will have its world premiere, April 26th, at Berlin's Brotfabrik Kino. For two weeks, the film is programmed daily at 22.00 hours. Brotfabrik Kino you'll find at Caligariplatz / Prenzlauer Promenade 3, 13086 Berlin. For reservations, please call (0)30 / 471 40012.
For more information, check out: www.brotfabrik-berlin.de
Tram-Haltestelle fuer die Brotfabrik: Prenzlauer Allee/Ostseestrasse.
U2 bis Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, dann Tram M2.
U6 bis Seestrasse, dann Tram M13.
U8/9 bis Osloer Strasse, dann Tram M13.
S bis Bornholmer Strasse, dann Tram M13.
S bis Prenzlauer Allee, dann Tram M2.
S bis Hackeschen Markt, dann Tram M2.
Nachtbus: N58 - Richtung Mitte: Haltestelle PrenzlauerAllee/Ostseestrasse: ab 0.14 Uhr alle 30 min. [Fahrzeit zum Hackeschen Markt: 13 min.]
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