After Five in the Forest Primeval

1996 film

Hans-Christian Schmid
David Howard

Starring

Franka Potente
Axel Milberg
Dagmar Manzel
Farina Brock

CinematographyKlaus EichhammerEdited byHansjörg WeißbrichMusic byRainer Michel

Production
company

Arte

Distributed bySenator Film

Release date

25 April 1996 (1996-04-25)

Running time

99 minutesCountryGermanyLanguageGermanBox office570,000 admissions (Germany)^[1]

After Five in the Forest Primeval (German: Nach Fünf im Urwald), sometimes also known as It's a Jungle Out There, is a 1995 German romantic comedy film directed by Hans-Christian Schmid and starring Franka Potente in her first film role. The film tells the story of a 17-year-old girl Anna who, in search of freedom in an urban environment, runs away from home with a boy who has a crush on her. Her parents launch into a search for Anna and, during the process, reminisce about their own search for freedom in their youth.

The film was intended to be a television film and had a screening in October 1995 at the Hof International Film Festival where Hans-Christian Schmid was awarded the Best New Director Promotional Award (also known as Eastman Support Prize for Up-and-Coming Talent).^[2]^[3]^[4] During the festival, the German distributing company Senator Film picked up the film for theatrical distribution^[2] and the film opened in German theaters on April 25, 1996. At the 1996 Bavarian Film Awards, Franka Potente won the award for Best Young Actress.^[5]^[6]^[7] The film was also nominated for accolades at the 1997 Bavarian Film Awards where it won the award for Best Production.^[8]

Cast

Franka Potente as Anna
Axel Milberg as Wolfgang
Dagmar Manzel as Karin
Farina Brock as Clara
Sibylle Canonica as Johanna
Peter Ender as Oliver
Max Urlacher as Ben
Thomas Schmauser as Simon
Johann von Bülow as Nick
Julia Thurnau as Mick's friend

References

^ "German Films Top 10 1996". Screen International. 14 February 1997. p. 23.
^ ^a ^b Blaney, Martin. Schmid wins prestigious Hof film award, Screen International, October 29, 2001. Accessed February 10, 2010.
^ Hof International Film Festival: 1995, IMDb, February 10, 2010.
^ Blaney, Martin. Donnersmarck brothers win Hof's Eastman Support Award, Screen International, October 27, 2002. Accessed February 10, 2010
^ Actress' Portrait: Franka Potente^{[permanent dead link]}, german-films.de. Accessed February 10, 2010.
^ Franka Potente Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Heppeler Agency. Accessed February 10, 2010.
^ Bavarian Film Awards: 1996, IMDb. Accessed February 2010.
^ Bavarian Film Awards: 1997, IMDb. Accessed February 10, 2010.