"Sun and Concrete" wins the Günter Rohrbach Film Award 2023
The novel adaptation "Sun and Concrete" has been awarded the Günter Rohrbach Film Prize, endowed with 10,000 euros. The film is "above all a character piece about friendship and the longing for a better life, about a lack of prospects and the violence that arises from this", the jury announced at the award ceremony in Neunkirchen on Friday evening. The film, which tells a rough and humorous story of everyday teenage life in Berlin-Neukölln, is based on the novel of the same name by Felix Lobrecht. Producers Fabian Gasmia and Christoph Müller were honored together with director David Wnendt.
With the film, Wnendt "once again proves his flair for realizing socially relevant themes" and paints "an impressive picture of Berlin-Neukölln as a focal point of social injustice", it was said. "The violence that prevails around the large housing estate is shown relentlessly, but not in a gimmicky way." The result is "a gripping social panorama" in which the camera, editing and music are "perfectly coordinated".
The acting awards went to Laura Tonke for her role in the film "Wann wird es endlich wieder so, wie es nie war" and to Matthias Brandt for his role in "Roter Himmel". They each received prize money of 3000 euros. The Saarländischer Rundfunk prize, endowed with 5000 euros, went to Levy Rico Arcos for his acting performance in the film "Sonne und Beton".
The Günter Rohrbach Film Prize Foundation is awarding the prize in cooperation with the city of Neunkirchen for the 13th time this year. It commemorates the film producer Günter Rohrbach ("Das Boot"), who was born in Neunkirchen on October 23, 1928. The competition is open to German-language feature films with a length of at least 80 minutes that deal with the topic of "The world of work and society". This year, 64 films were submitted. The jury president was actor and director Michael "Bully" Herbig ("Der Schuh des Manitu").
The Günter Rohrbach Film Award 2023 was given to the movie adaptation of "Sun and Concrete." This movie, which has a humorous take on teenage life in Berlin-Neukölln, could potentially win more awards in film festivals due to its socially relevant themes and impressive cinematography.
Source: www.dpa.com
