A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
February 28, 2019
Original Title:
Die Schule auf dem Zauberberg
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
DETAILFILM
Farbfilm-Verleih
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
They are the future elite: the offspring of the world's richest families. But what these young adults lack is success of their own. Attending the world's most exclusive boarding school—the school on the Magic Mountain—is supposed to change that. Here, they are to be trained as global leaders. Absolute pressure to perform is included. Among the daughters of billionaires and sons of oligarchs is Berk. Berk is an only child and a loner who secretly longs for his friends and a quiet life in his hometown of Istanbul. But he hasn't reckoned with his father, who has already planned his life in detail. However, when Berk's grades are poor, his father cuts off his funding. Is there enough time to graduate from school? And how do you actually find out what makes you happy? Money is no guarantee of that...
Cinematography:
Timon Schäppi
Director:
Radek Wegrzyn
Director of Photography:
Johannes Louis
Matthias Bolliger
Ferhat Yunus Topraklar
Editor:
Jamin Benazzouz
Music:
Octavia Gloggengießer
Producer:
Fabian Gasmia
Radek Wegrzyn
Sound:
Benedikt Gaussling
Philipp Schneider
Writer:
Radek Wegrzyn
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