Filmes

Competition - New Directors


WHOLETRAIN (2006)

Germany / Poland

The story of a crew of four graffiti-writers – one of the most influential youth-cultures of our time – David, Tino, Elyas and Achim, who have committed themselves to graffiti-subculture and all its particular hierarchies, rules and codes. Every night they go out to cover the city’s trains with their unique, colorful pieces. When another crew enters their territory, a heated creative conflict erupts that will change the protagonist’s lives forever. It’s a tense, emotionally gripping drama that for the first time explores the secret cosmos of the graffiti-subculture. The four protagonists live on the edge, constantly shifting between two worlds – their personal life and the life as graffiti-writers. The film won many awards, like, among others, Best Feature Film at the 2006 Urban World Vibe Film Festival (New York); Best Youth Film at the 2006 Sarajevo International Film Festival; Best Feature Film at the 2006 Exground Film Fest (Germany); and the Special Mention “Dialogue en Perspective” at the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival.

director
Florian Gaag
screenplay
Florian Gaag
cinematographer
Christian Rein
edition
Kai Schröter
music
Florian Gaag
cast
Mike Adler, Florian Renner, Elyas M’Barek, Jacob Matschenz
producer
Christoph Muller, Sven Burgemeister, Silke Bacher
production company
Goldkind Filmproduktion GmbH,Aerodynamic Films
world sales
Telepool GmbH
85 minutes
color, 35mm