We Are Next of Kin

Drama

119 min

FSK 12
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On March 25, 1996, the publicist Jan Philipp Reemtsma is kidnapped. His son Johann and his wife Ann Kathrin witness how their home is transformed overnight into a police control center. Two police officers, the family’s lawyer and a close friend form a community of fate, united by their common goal of bringing Johann’s father home as quickly and unharmed as possible.

Director
Hans-Christian Schmid
Cast
Claude Heinrich, Adina Vetter, ...
Original language(s)
German
Credits
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Written by
Michael Gutmann, Hans-Christian Schmid, Johann Scheerer
Year
2022
Country
Germany
Genre
Drama
Cast
Claude Heinrich, Adina Vetter, Theresa Berlage, Yorck Dippe, Hans Löw
FSK Rating
FSK 12
Original title
Wir sind dann wohl die Angehörigen
Release date
03.11.2022
Synopsis
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We are then probably the relatives is the story of a family in a state of emergency. On 25 March 1996, the publicist Jan Philipp Reemtsma is kidnapped. His son Johann and his wife Ann Kathrin witness their house being transformed into police headquarters overnight. Two police officers, the family's lawyer and a close friend form a community of fate with the common goal of bringing Johann's father home as quickly and unharmed as possible. Hans-Christian Schmid tells the kidnapping case of Jan Philipp Reemtsma, based on the autobiographical novel by Johann Scheerer, for the first time from the point of view of the relatives. He wrote the script together with Michael Gutmann, with whom he has already worked on Lichter, 23 and Crazy, among others.