The Fourth State (2012) ( Die vierte Macht ) ( The Year of the Snake (The 4th State) )

The Fourth State (2012) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Die vierte Macht
Alternate Title: The Year of the Snake (The 4th State)
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
113 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Alternative Footage
Anamorphic Widescreen
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2012 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Dennis Gansel

Written By:
Dennis Gansel
Pierre Peters-Arnolds

Actors:
Moritz Bleibtreu ..... Paul Jensen
Kasia Smutniak ..... Katja
Max Riemelt ..... Dima
Rade Serbedzija ..... Onjegin
Mark Ivanir ..... Aslan
Javgenji Sitochin ..... Nevsky
Secret Service Agemt ..... Michael Bornhütter
Isabella Vinet ..... Jekaterina
Ivan Vrgoc ..... Sergej
Stipe Erceg ..... Vladimir
Reiner Schöne ..... Sokolow
David Akinloye ..... White House Press Secretary
Marco Ammer ..... Chief Waiter Pjotr
Paulina Bachmann ..... Female Flight Assitant
Dragos Bucur ..... Shamil

Synopsis:

In the wake of his stylish vampire film, We Are The Night, writer/director Dennis Gansel returns to the land of the living for this Russia-set thriller. SIFF favorite Moritz Bleibtreu (Das Experiment) plays journalist Paul Jensen, who embraces both romance and risk-taking after a move from Berlin to Moscow following a divorce. With his experience tracking the moves of the rich and famous, Paul becomes a society-page editor for a once-popular tabloid under the editorship of Alexei Onegin (Rade Serbedzija), an associate of his East German father. With Paul's expertise, circulation figures soar. Then, amidst the wining, dining, and fashion shows, he falls in love with Katja (Kasia Smutniak), a beautiful activist, who encourages him to inject some politics into his writing. A comfortable situation soon turns precarious after he witnesses the murder of a particularly outspoken reporter. In trying to identify the culprit, Paul finds himself up against a secret service operation behind a nefarious terrorist plot. Through his ordeal, he will get a taste of Russia's infamous penal system, as well as a family past that had long remained hidden. Though Gansel uses fictional names, the allusions to real-world developments in the former U.S.S.R. are downright chilling.

Celebrity journalist from Berlin travels to Russia to forget his personal and professional worries and immerse himself in Moscow's wild party scene. But a chance encounter with a young activist draws him into a web of political intrigue that ends up costing him dearly.

A journalist gets caught up in a terrorist plot in Moscow while investigating the Russian secret service.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 07 November, 2012.

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