The Collini Case

The Collini Case (German: Der Fall Collini) is a 2019 German drama film, directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner.^[2] It is based on the eponymous novel by Ferdinand von Schirach.^[3][4]

The Collini Case
German film poster
German	Der Fall Collini
Directed by	Marco Kreuzpaintner
Screenplay by	Christian Zübert Robert Gold Jens-Frederik Otto
Based on	The Collini Case by Ferdinand von Schirach
Produced by	Marcel Hartges Christoph Müller Kerstin Schmidbauer
Starring	Elyas M'Barek Franco Nero Heiner Lauterbach
Cinematography	Jakub Bejnarowicz
Edited by	Johannes Hubrich
Music by	Ben Lukas Boysen
Production companies	Constantin Film SevenPictures Film Mythos Film Rolize GmbH & Co.
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	18 April 2019 (2019-04-18)
Running time	123 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German
Box office	$6.9 million[1]

Cast

• Elyas M'Barek as Caspar Leinen
• Heiner Lauterbach as Richard Mattinger
• Alexandra Maria Lara as Johanna Mayer
• Franco Nero as Fabrizio Collini
• Rainer Bock as Prosecutor Reimers
• Catrin Striebeck as the judge
• Manfred Zapatka as old Hans Meyer
• Jannis Niewöhner as young Hans Meyer
• Pia Stutzenstein as Nina, Caspar's interpreter and eventual secretary
• Peter Prager as Bernhard Leinen, Caspar's father
• Sabine Timoteo as weapon expert

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80%, based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of RT data for "average" unavailable.. The site's critical consensus reads, "It stumbles a bit during its arguments, but strong performances and a suspenseful story help The Collini Case earn a winning verdict."^[5]

Accolades

The Collini Case won The Cinema for Peace Award for Justice for 2019.^[6]