DAS SCHWARZE QUADRAT

THE BLACK SQUARE

Vincent, a struggling art-thief and failed artist, stole Malewitsch’s legendary abstract painting the “Black Square”. The sale and handover to a Russian Oligarch and his designated art expert Martha is set to take place on a cruise ship. When Vincent and his younger partner Nils realise that their principal accomplice will not show-up to provide the boarding tickets and fake ID’s, they desperately overbear two men in order to sneak their way onto the ship. To their horror they quickly learn that their victims are part of the cruise ship’s entertainment act. Desperate not to blow their cover, Vincent and Nils take on their roles as David Bowie and Elvis Presley doubles with varying degrees of success. Despite his best efforts, Vincent’s talents hardly convince the passengers and it does not take long until various crew members discover their true identities and the value of their loot. A wild goose chase for the “Black Square” breaks loose in the belly of the cruise ship…

photos © Felix Novo de Oliveira
  • Genre
    Comedy
  • CATEGORY
    Feature
  • YEAR OF PRODUCTION
    2021
  • DIRECTOR
    Peter Meister
  • SCREENPLAY
    Peter Meister
  • CINEMATOGRAPHY
    Felix Novo de Oliveira
  • CAST
    Bernhard Schütz, Sandra Hüller, Jacob Matschenz, Pheline Roggan, Victoria Trauttmansdorff, Christopher Schärf
  • PRODUCERS
    Manuel Bickenbach, Alexander Bickenbach
  • CO-PRODUCERS
    Jan Krüger, Jörg Trentmann
  • PRODUCTION COMPANY
    Frisbeefilms, in co-production with Port au Prince Film & Kultur Produktion, ZDF Das kleine Fernsehspiel, in cooperation with ARTE
  • RUNTIME
    101 min
  • LANGUAGE
    German, English
  • SALES
    Picture Tree International GmbH
    pti@picturetree-international.com
    www.picturetree-international.com