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Holy Spirit – a satirical thriller
A mysterious young man from the country is hired by an advertising agency to advertise a Bavarian whisky brand as a "Jesus" actor. He rises to the status of celebrated media star, but at the height of his success he gets involved in a bizarre series of murders...
The independent feature Holy Spirit was produced by Mama's Secrets Filmproduktion / Don't Tell Mama e. V. Munich, a non-profit association for the promotion of young art. The funding was provided by crowdfunding, donations and private funds. Mentor of the association is Ottfried Fischer, who can also be seen in a guest appearance.
Country of production: Germany
Original Language: German
Subtitles: English and Spanish
Year of publication: 2018
Length: 97 Minuten
Age rating: 16 years and older
Quality: 4K
Producer: Don't Tell Mama e. V. /
Mama's Secrets Film Production
Executive Producer: Josef Brandmaier
Co-Producer: Karin Lüders
Director and screenplay: Mike Baran
Camera: Massimo Fiorito
Music: Richard Dana Laughlin, Mani Gruber,
Marcus Lee, Jon Falke, Werner Bauer
Sounddesign: Mani Gruber
Leading roles: Tom Schuster, Stefanie Mendoni,
Michael Foerster, Matthias Kostya
Special Guest: Ottfried Fischer
Awards: so far 30 prizes at 21 international
film festivals, 11 further nominations
International film festivals
North Hollywood CineFest:
Official selection and public screening
Move Me Productions Belgium Film Festival: Award Best Feature Film
Five Continents International Film Festival, Venezuela:
9 Awards
Latitude Film Awards, London:
8 Awards
Around Film Festival Barcelona:
Award Best Trailer
Awards:
So far 30 prizes at 21 international film festivals and 11 further nominations
Mike Baran
Director, screenplay, editing
Massimo Fiorito
Director of photography
Karin Lüders
Co-producer, make-up, costumes
Josef Brandmaier
Executive Producer
Richard Dana Laughlin
Score
Mani Gruber
Sound design, music
Passauer Neue Presse, Germany:
"Holy Spirit" is a film that is jam-packed full of impressions – bizarre, highly charged and original. What Mike Baran, Tom Schuster and their team have created is an eye-popping concoction that is probably best described as a mixture of Bulgakow's "The Master and Margarita", a Bavarian whodunnit and social critique conveyed through psychedelic images.