The Ice­bomb

Tom is a teacher’s child, a phobic and neurotic, his health being a constant cause of worries and experiments of his overanxious family. The Schuhmann-Weils are radical advocators of environment protection, organic food and the worth of work-out. Surrounded by this family in eco-fever, Tom seems to be the only reasonable person in this household. When a mysterious ice block hits the family home, the Schuhmann-Weils take refuge in their own bunker only Tom using his chance to escape. He wants to stand up to the very real problems in life, especially Lucie whom he fell in love with head of heels. Promptly his mother takes action: she turns in to some kind of martyr and starts sending him messages from the bunker. In the face of neuroses, nervousness, and little ailments a grim fight for freedom, love and self-determination breaks out.

Credits

Cast:

Eike Weinreich

Katharina Schüttler

Karoline Eichhorn

Peer Martiny

Heike Jonca

Leon Wessels

Script:

Oliver Jahn

Stéphane Bittoun

Camera:

Julian Atanassov

Editing:

Barbara Gies

Producer:

Susann Schimk

Jörg Trentmann

Sound:

Martin Frühmorgen

Immo Trümpelmann

Music:

Eike Hosenfels

Moritz Denis

Film info

Direction:

Oliver Jahn

Genre:

fictional

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

ZDF - Das kleine Fernsehspiel

Credofilm

Production:

2008

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

1:2,35

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:2,35

Sound format:

Dolby SRD

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

95