12 Winter (German: Zwölf Winter) is a 2009 German television film directed by Thomas Stiller which stars Jürgen Vogel and Axel Prahl.[1] The film was produced by Martin Zimmermann[2] and Bettina Brokemper[3] while the screenplay was written Holger Karsten Schmidt.[1] The film is based on the true story of two bank robbers who robbed a series of small banks throughout Germany.[2] The two were pursued by police for more than 12 years before they were captured in August 2002.[1]

12 Winter
DVD cover
Written by
Directed byThomas Stiller
Starring
Theme music composerPeter Scherer
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
Production
Producers
CinematographyMarc Liesendahl
EditorUlrike Leipold
Running time89 minutes
Original release
ReleaseMay 1, 2009 (2009-05-01)

Cast

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Awards

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  • 2010: Nominated for Adolf Grimme Award in the category of "fiction" [4]
  • 2010: Nominated for German TV thriller price
  • 2010: Won Jupiter Award for "Best TV Film"[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Thomann, Jörg (January 5, 2009). "de:Wer will fleißige Bankräuber sehen?" [Who wants to see a hardworking bank robber?]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Lanwert, Hayke (June 5, 2009). "12 Winter: Intelligentes Hase-und-Igel-Spiel" [12 Winter: Smart hare and tortoise game]. Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "PRESSEARCHIV: '12 Winter'" [Press Archive: '12 Winter'] (in German). Film und Media Stiftung NRW. April 28, 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  4. ^ "Nominierungen Fiktion 2010" [2010 Nominations for Fiction] (in German). Grimme Institute. Archived from the original on 2015-03-08. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "Zwei Jupiter für den WDR '12 Winter' und 'Marcel Reich-Ranicki: Mein Leben'" [Two Jupiters for the WDR: '12 Winter' and 'Marcel Reich-Ranicki: My Life'] (in German). Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln. April 21, 2010. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
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