aka “Kriegerin”, feature film, drama, 104 min, Germany 2011,
cast: Alina Levshin, Jella Haase, Wasil Mowrat und Gerdy Zint
director: David Wnendt
screenplay: David Wnendt
production: Martens Film und Fernsehproduktions GmbH
co-Production: ZDF/DasKleineFernsehspiel, Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen “Konrad Wolf”
producer: Eva-Marie & Alexander Martens
line Producer: René Frotscher
commissioning editor: Jörg Schneider (ZDF)
production Manager: Sophie Stäglich
dop: Jonas Schmager
sound: Paul Rischer
production design: Jenny Roesler
costume: Nicole Hutmacher
makeup: Jana Schulze
music: Johannes Repka
casting: Ulrike Müller
editor: Andreas Wodraschke
shooting Period: 12.08. – 01.10.2010
german Distribution: Ascot Elite / 24Bilder Filmagentur
release date Germany: 19. Januar 2012
world sales: East-West Distribution GmbH
with backing from: Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) und Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (MBB)
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Competitions/Prizes:
MFG-StAR 2011 Baden Baden
Best newcomer director.
35. Sao Paolo International Filmfestival “Mostra”
best actress Alina Levshin.
Kinofest Lünen 2011
beste szenographie Jenny Rössler.
peoples filmprice “combat girls”
First Steps Award 2011
best germans newcomer film
international Zürich Filmfestival 2011
special Jury mention
Förderpreis Deutscher Film 2011
best screenplay: David Wnendt
best main actress: Alina Levshin
Film Bewertungsstelle 2011
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PR-KIT
It’s summer in a small town in East Germany. It’s the hometown of Marisa, a young female neonazi. She seems to be out of luck. The police arrest her boyfriend. A new girl appears in her gang. And Marisa gets into trouble with two foreigners. When she nearly runs them over with her car, she sets a series of events in motion which turn her life up side down.
“Combat Girls” is a realistic, uncompromising depiction that avoids the stereotypes that are often presented in films about the neo-Nazi scene. It explores the reasons and motivations that drive young girls into the arms of extremist demagogues without justifying their actions.
