Storm [dvd] / Piffl Medien and A-Film present a 23/5 production ; a film by Hans-Christian Schmid ; directed by Hans-Christian Schmid ; screenplay, Bernd Lange, Hans-Christian Schmid ; produced by Britta Knöller, Hans-Christian Shmid.
Kerry Fox, Anamaria Marinca, Stephen Dillane, Rolf Lassgård, Alexander Fehling. Includes the short film "Toyland" / directed by Jochen Alexander Freydank. DVD release of the 2009 motion picture. Special features: biographies ; Storm theatrical trailer.
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Storm (103 min.) / Winner Best Narrative Feature / Flyway Film Festival ; Winner - Amnesty International Film Prize / Berlin Int'l Film Festival -- Toyland (14 min.) / Winner Best Live Action Short Film / 81st Academy Awards.
Summary:
Storm: Hannah Maynard, prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague, is leading a trial against a former commander of the Yugoslavian National Army who is accused of the deportation and later killing of dozens of Bosnian-Muslim civilians. When a key witness commits suicide, it looks like the case will unravel, but Hannah refuses to give in. Hoping to uncover new findings, she travels to the witness' burial in Sarajevo and meets his sister Mira, who she senses has much more to say than she is willing to admit. Despite threats of violence, Mira reluctantly agrees to testify at The Hague. She and Hannah must both risk life and limb to make it to the court, only to discover that there are traitors among their own ranks. Toyland: Germany 1942: In order to protect her son, Marianne Meißner tries to make him believe that the Jewish neighbors are going on a journey to "Toyland." One morning, Marianne finds that her son has disappeared, along with the nieghbors. "Toyland" is a film about guilt, responsibility, and lies big and small.
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