- Tag 26
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name = Tag 26
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director =Andreas Samland
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writer = Andreas Samland
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starring =Peter Beck
Ronnie Marzillier
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cinematography =Max Penzel
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runtime = 18 min.
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language = German
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imdb_id = 0350182Tag 26 (
2002 , duration of 18 minutes approx.) is the thirdshort film by German directorAndreas Samland . It is sometimes called by the English translation of the title "Day 26". It was shot about 70km away from Berlin, close to the Polish border. The film featured almost no dialogue and actors' faces were hidden behind masks for most of the movie. The few words spoken in the movie are in German. The production budget was 2500 euros but the film overspent to 7000 euros. The director quotesTarkovskij ´s Stalker as the main influence for his film.Cast and Crew:
* Cast: Ronnie Marzillier, Peter Beck
* Screenwriter/Director: Andreas Samland
* Editor: Andreas Samland, Wolfgang Gessat
* Cinematographer: Max Penzel
* Sound: Martin Frühmorgen
* Producers: M. KnapheidePlot
Twenty six days after an undescribed
biological disaster , two survivors thereof are forced to live in cumbersome protective biohazard suits and scavenge for food, water and petrol in a desolate dead land. The two follow the incomprehensible sounds of the radio in search of fellow survivors. They stop for supplies at a farm house. One of the characters' suits is accidentally ripped, and when he is tested positively forpoisoning he decides to remove his suit.Awards
*Grand Chameleon Award 2003 - Brooklyn International Film Festival
*Best Short 2003 (nominated) - Max Ophüls Festival
*European Broadcasters Award (Short Film) 2003 - Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film
*Grand Prize 2004 (nominated) - Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film.ee also
*
Der Blindgänger
*Red Gourmet Pellzik External links
* [http://www.makingthefilm.com/interview20.html Interview with the director]
* [http://www.6degreesfilm.com/features/HorrorShorts.htm Criticism of the film] also contains comments on the budget overspend
* [http://www.kurzfilmverleih.com/product_info.php?cPath=32_33_105&products_id=1945 This page contains a brief clip of Tag 26]
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