MONKEY KING
Film - New German Cinema Filmfest 2016

MONKEY KING

Directed by Oliver Rihs

Info

Director: Oliver Rihs
Section: New German Cinema
Country: Germany, Switzerland
Year: 2016
PT: AFFENKÖNIG
OT: AFFENKÖNIG
Language: German
Version: Original version with English subtitles
Cast: Hans-Jochen Wagner, Samuel Finzi, Oliver Korittke, Marc Hosemann, Jule Böwe, Jytte-Merle Böhrnsen
18+ (no age rating)

Logline

MONKEY KING

How great to be a grown-up who can afford everything without any of the problems and hang-ups: Wolfi is in his mid-40s, and wants to revisit the good old days with his three best buddies in the Provence, where life is good. Little does he realizes his old chums are in the middle of growing up for real, bringing their wives and kids, and all their everyday family problems, too.

Meet the director

MONKEY KING

Oliver Rihs

Oliver Rihs was born in Zürich 1971. He trained as a graphic artist and worked in advertising and arts before entering the film industry as electrician, AD, set manager and continuity asst. He worked as freelance contributor for BR TV news format “Quer”, then as writer and director in Berlin and Zürich. His first short film LILIEN (1998) won best short film at Locarno. His feature debut was BLACKBERRY (2001) followed by BLACK SHEEP (2006) and READY, STEADY, OMMM!! (2013).

Credits

Screenplay: Oliver Rihs, Michael Sauter, Thomas Ritter, Thomas Hess
Director of Photography: Martin Schlecht
Film Editor: Andreas Radtke
Composer: Beat Solèr
Production Designer: Jochen Sauer
Costume Design: Angie Neis
Sound: David Hilgers
Producer: Jan Krüger
Production Company: Port-Au-Prince Film & Kultur Produktion GmbH
Co-Producer: René Römert
Co-Production Company: Oliwood Productions GmbH
Distributor: Port au Prince Pictures