A Thousand Lines
2022 German film
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| German | Tausend Zeilen |
| Directed by | Michael "Bully" Herbig |
| Screenplay by | Hermann Florin |
| Based on | Tausend Zeilen Lüge by Juan Moreno |
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| Cinematography | Torsten Breuer |
| Edited by | Alexander Dittner |
| Music by | Ralf Wengenmayr |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Box office | $2 million[1] |
A Thousand Lines (German: Tausend Zeilen) is a 2022 German satirical biographical drama film directed by Michael "Bully" Herbig. It stars Elyas M'Barek as a journalist who notices inconsistencies in his coworker's reporting. When management dismisses his suspicions as jealousy, he sets out to expose his colleague using journalistic means. The film is based on the 2019 book Tausend Zeilen Lüge by Juan Moreno [de], which centers on the case of former Der Spiegel journalist Claas Relotius.[2][3]
Cast
- Elyas M'Barek as Juan Romero
- Jonas Nay as Lars Bogenius
- Marie Burchard as Anne Romero
- Michael Ostrowski as Milo
- Jörg Hartmann as Christian Eichner
- Michael Maertens as Rainer M. Habicht
- Sara Fazilat as Yasmin Saleem
- Jeff Burrell as Jack Webber
- Kurt Krömer
- Ibrahim Al-Khalil as Jamal
- David Baalcke as Sören Osterom
- Christian David Gebert as Eloise
- Christian Heiner Wolf as lawyer
- Katrin Schmölz as female receptionist
- Marcus Morlinghaus as André Jung
See also
- Shattered Glass (2003), another film about the same topic
References
- ^ "A Thousand Lines (2022)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Michael Bully Herbig's Satirical Drama 'A Thousand Lines' Debuts Trailer, Beta Selling at AFM (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ "German Stars Jonas Nay, Elyas M'Barek Cast in Satire Inspired by "Der Spiegel" Fake News Scandal". The Hollywood Reporter.
External links
- A Thousand Lines at IMDb
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