The Players

"The Players" is a parable about play instinct and freedom. It is a portrait of the Berlin night and its characters. Paul's passion is poker. He regularly plays in backroom rounds of Turkish cafés and thus finances his business studies. Only in the game does he feel truly free. Fatih was also a player. But "addiction isn’t compatible with a job and family". He now drives a taxi and enjoys the job. After a very successful poker night, Paul crosses paths with Fatih as one of his midnight passengers. Paul's fantasies of happiness and freedom awaken Fatih’s repressed yearnings and they make a bet that will forever change one of their lives.

Credits

Cast:

Valentin Erb – Paul

Aykut Kayacık – Fatih

Kai Maertens – Chef

Edvard Lammervo – Robert

Maximilian Seidel – Alexander

Ernest Allan Hausmann – Manfred

Peer Blank – Gerd

Jürgen F. Schmid – Michael

Dina Hellwig – Claudia

Burak Yigit – Tony

Pero Radicic – Dragan

Gilbert Tchassi – Gili

Vedran Bilbija – Dealer

Gisela Berk – Elke

Adrienne von Mangoldt – Luise

Ibrahim-Utku Erdogan – BMW-Fahrer

Drehbuch (Credit):

Samuel Auer

Camera:

Lukas Eylandt

Editing:

Wiebke Henrich

Producer:

Tamara Erbe

Tobias Gaede

Sound:

Tamás Bohács

Andor Horváth

Daniel Engel

Music:

Bertram Denzel

Alice Phoebe Lou

Film info

Direction:

Samuel Auer

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2018

Shooting format:

Apple ProRes 4x4

Screening format:

2.39:1

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio: