World Premiere: 4 August 2012 - T&C Film

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A film by

Christoph Schaub Screenplay by

Martin Suter With

Alexandra Maria Lara - Sebastian Blomberg - Carol Schuler - Georg Friedrich Switzerland/Germany 2012 – 94 minutes 1:1,85 / Dolby Digital 5.1

World Premiere: 4 August 2012

WORLD SALES T&C Edition AG Seestrasse 41a CH-8002 Zurich phone +41 44 208 99 55 [email protected] CONTACT INTERNATIONAL Susa Katz, T&C Film, Email [email protected]

Please refer to the following site for more information and pictures www.nachtlaerm.com

BRIEF DESCRIPTION Life could be wonderful for Livia and Marco: they are good-looking, young, and the parents of Tim. He is nine months old and his high-pitched wailing is wearing their patience thinner by the night. And this when he was actually supposed to be repairing his parents' troubled relationship. Instead of sleep, or sleeping with each other, Livia and Marco now get up every night, get dressed, and climb into their rattling old Golf, the motor noise of which is the only thing that calms Tim. One night the inconceivable occurs. A petty criminal rocker and his date pinch the car – and with it the child. Tim may be able to sleep on in peace but his parents are racked by fear and anxiety. This is the start of a mad hunt through the night marked by screams, silence, high speeds, sharp braking and changes of direction. Will the day indeed bring about a new direction for Livia, Marco and Tim?

PRESS NOTE Director Christoph Schaub's fast paced and intelligent film, LULLABY RIDE, tells the story of a couple who, upon having their car stolen with their small child inside, find themselves in a wild chase through the night.

The story is witty and exciting by turns, and bears the unmistakable style of best-selling author Martin Suter. Cooperation between author Martin Suter, director Christoph Schaub, and producer Marcel Hoehn already yielded a both wonderful and successful cinematic experience in JULIA'S DISAPPEARANCE, which garnered the audience award at the Locarno Film Festival in 2009.

With Alexandra Maria Lara and Sebastian Blomberg as the exhausted parents, and Carol Schuler and Georg Friedrich as the unwitting child abductors, LULLABY RIDE boasts an impressive cast.

LULLABY RIDE was filmed on location in Switzerland and Germany in autumn 2011, and produced by Marcel Hoehn of T&C Film (JULIA’S DISAPPEARANCE, THE SWISSMAKERS) in cooperation with Stefan Arndt of X Filme Creative Pool (THE WHITE RIBBON, THREE), Swiss Radio and Television SRF, Teleclub and ARD Degeto.

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CAST Livia

Alexandra Maria Lara

Marco

Sebastian Blomberg

Jorge

Georg Friedrich

Claire

Carol Schuler

Baby Tim

Tiziano Jähde

Mercedes driver

Andreas Matti

Jeep driver

Ingo Ospelt

CREW

Director

Christoph Schaub

Script

Martin Suter

Producer

Marcel Hoehn, T&C Film AG

Co-Producer

Stefan Arndt, X Filme Creative Pool GmbH

Cinematography

Nikolai von Graevenitz

Sound

Patrick Becker

Editing

Marina Wernli

Music

Peter Scherer

Set Design

Susanne Jauch

Costume Design

Dorothee Schmid

Make-up

Barbara Grundmann

Casting

Simone Bär, Corinna Glaus

In co-production with Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen SRF / SRG SSR ARD Degeto Teleclub

With the support of Swiss Federal Office of Culture (FDHA), Switzerland Zürcher Filmstiftung DFFF – Deutscher Filmförderfonds Filmfernsehfonds Bayern Suissimage Succès Cinéma Succès Zürich FFA – Filmförderungsanstalt, Germany

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SYNOPSIS LIVIA and MARCO are a stressed couple with a small problem. Its name is TIM, and despite his tender age of nine months, he has managed to bring his progenitors into great disarray. Particularly by night, when his screaming fits rob Marco and Livia of both sleep and all hope of physical proximity. It is thus on the evening in question: Marco has just commenced his first successful seduction attempt in an eternity when Tim begins to scream and will not stop. His irritated parents place Tim in the car and drive off. It is not until they are on the motorway and have reached Tim's preferred speed of 130 km/h that the baby calms down and falls asleep. His parents bicker on until Livia announces, she wants to visit the next service station. The decision to stop at the service station has fatal consequences: there Marco and Livia run into a car-owner who has parked his Mercedes at the service station, as well as CLAIRE and JORGE, who have stolen a motorcycle. As Livia visits the service station toilet, Marco decides to get some cigarettes and leaves Tim alone in the car for a moment. When Livia and Marco return, their car has disappeared – as has Tim. Without hesitating, Marco and Livia climb into the car-owner's Mercedes and screech off to chase their Golf. Claire and Jorge, who have stolen the Golf, do not initially notice that they've got a “stowaway” on board, since Tim's asleep and they are in good spirits. Marco and Livia, on the other hand, argue away again until they are interrupted by a phone call. The excited car-owner is calling them. Marco and Livia explain the situation and he acts understanding and claims that he will inform the police. In fact he acquires a map and eyes Jorge and Claire's motorbike with interest. This is the start of what, for all concerned, proves to be a turbulent journey through the night. While Claire and Jorge have to deal with the troublesome situation of now being the brand-new parents of a cry-baby, Marco and Livia are suffering the tension of chasing after their child. While they are at it the car-owner, who disguises himself as a policeman and turns out to be a criminal, sends them off on countless wild-goose chases. Once Marco and Livia have snookered the car-owner, they manage, with Claire's assistance, to finally recover their child. They return home relieved and delighted. Their marriage seems to be saved and they'll be able to afford a “Baby-sleeper” from now on – if they still need one at all.

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ALEXANDRA MARIA LARA as Livia Alexandra Maria Lara was born 1978 in Bucharest. When she was four her family decided to flee to West Germany. After graduating at the Französisches Gymnasium Berlin in 1997, Lara went on studying acting under the management of her father, co-founder of the Theaterwerkstatt Charlottenburg, until 2000. By age sixteen she was already playing lead roles in various television dramas. Since then her career has developed and she has become a respected film actress. Her most famous role to date, which has resulted in international recognition, is as Traudl Junge, Adolf Hitler's secretary, in the Oscar-nominated 2004 film DER UNTERGANG. Due to her convincing performance in DER UNTERGANG, Francis Ford Coppola wrote her a letter and gave her a leading role in YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH. In 2008 she appeared in THE READER (DER VORLESER) and DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX which were both nominated for the 81st Academy Awards (best picture and best foreign language film, respectively). Speaking French fluently, she also appeared in several French productions, including NAPOLÉON (2002) and L’AFFAIR FAREWELL (2009) and in 2010 in Bruno Chiches SMALL WORLD after a novel by Martin Suter together with Gérard Depardieu. In 2012 release of her new film LULLABY RIDE (NACHTLÄRM) by Christoph Schaub, after the screenplay by Martin Suter.

Filmographie (Selection) 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

2006 2005 2004 2002 2000 1998

NACHTLÄRM RUBBELDIEKATZ VERTRAUTE FREMDE SMALL WORLD FAREWELL HINTER KAIFECK DER VORLESER DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX CONTROL YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH WO IST FRED? DER FISCHER UND SEINE FRAU VOM SUCHEN UND FINDEN DER LIEBE DER UNTERGANG NACKT CRAZY DIE BUBI-SCHOLZ STORY (TV-Serie)

Director Christoph Schaub Detlev Buck Sam Garbarski Bruno Chiche Christian Carion Esther Gronenborn Stephen Daldry Uli Edel Anton Corbijn Francis Ford Coppola Anno Saul Doris Dörrie Helmut Dietl Oliver Hirschbiegel Doris Dörrie Hans-Christian Schmid Roland Suso Richter

Agency: www.players.de

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SEBASTIAN BLOMBERG as Marco Born in 1972 in Bergisch Gladbach/Germany. He attended the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna in 1995. Since then he joined many theaters, such as Basle, Zurich, Vienna, Hamburg and Berlin. At the moment Sebastian is ensemble member at the Münchner Residenztheater. Since 1997, in addition to stage performances, he also appeared in several TV movies and feature films. His first cinema film, the thriller ANATOMIE with Franka Potente was a hugh success with which he became known to the german-speaking audience. For his astonishing performance in the TV series „Guten Morgen, Herr Grothe!“ he was awarded with the Adolf-Grimme-Preis in Mai 2008. Other roles followed, such as the role of Rudi Dutschke in DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX or the role of Dominic Vizakna in DIE GRÄFIN with Julie Delpy. 2010 was a successful cinema year for Sebastian Blomberg. He appeared in three feature films: DAS LETZTE SCHWEIGEN, DIE KOMMENDEN TAGE and WER WENN NICHT WIR. One year later he performed in HOTEL LUX by Leander Haussmann. His newest film NACHTLÄRM by Christoph Schaub with Alexandra Maria Lara starts this summer in theatres in Switzerland, Germany and Austria.

Filmography (Selection) 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2005 2004 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998

NACHTLÄRM HOTEL LUX DIE KOMMENDEN TAGE WER WENN NICHT WIR DIE GRÄFIN DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX PALERMO SHOOTING 3° KÄLTER ALLES AUF ZUCKER! VÄTER WAS TUN, WENN'S BRENNT? ANATOMIE CHILL OUT DUNCKEL

Director Christoph Schaub Leander Haussmann Lars Kraume Andres Veiel Julie Delpy Uli Edel Wim Wenders Florian Hoffmeister Dani Levy Dani Levy Gregor Schnitzler Stefan Ruzowitzky Andreas Struck Lars Kraume

Agency: www.die-agenten.de

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CAROL SCHULER as Claire Born 1987 in Winterthur, Switzerland. Carol started her acting career 1993 at her hometowns theatre. In 2002 the Swiss actress and singer was awarded with the Swiss Film Prize for ther role as Tina in the TV series „Lieber Brad“ by Tina Vonlanthen. From 2006 until 2009 she studied acting at the Europäischen Theaterinstitut in Berlin. This year she has been nominated for Swiss Film Prize as Best Supporting Act. In addition to numerous stage performances and TV roles Carol Schuler engages in different music projects in Berlin. The newest one being „Carol&The Fall“. With this band she performed the filmsong „Kleiner Mensch“ in the new feature film NACHTLÄRM by Christoph Schaub. The debut album of „Carol&The Fall“ is scheduled for August 2012. Filmography (Selection) 2012 2011 2008 2008 2005 2001 1998

NACHTLÄRM LIEBE UND ANDERE UNFÄLLE (TV) TAG & NACHT (TV) WIEDERSEHEN (Kurzfilm) ALLES BLEIBT ANDERS (TV) LIEBER BRAD (TV) VOLLMOND

Director Christoph Schaub Tom Gerber Sabine Boss Maria Knothe Güzin Kar Lutz Konermann Fredi M. Murer

Agency: www.divina.at

GEORG FRIEDRICH as Jorge Georg Friedrich was born 1966 in Vienna and studied at the Wiener Schauspielschule Krauss. Since 1983 he appeared in many TV productions and feature films and worked with greatly renowned directors such as Michael Haneke, Detlev Buck, Philipp Stölzl and Ulrich Seidl. In addition to his filming career he also appeared often on stage of various theatres. In 2004 he was awarded Shooting Star at the 54. Berlinale. Filmography (Selection) 2012 2011

2008 2006 2005 2003 2001

NACHTLÄRM DIE VERMESSUNG DER WELT FAUST ÜBER UNS DAS ALL MEIN BESTER FEIND NORDWAND KNALLHART KABALE UND LIEBE (TV) IMPORT / EXPORT WOLFZEIT HUNDSTAGE DIE KLAVIESPIELERIN

Director Christoph Schaub Detlev Buck Alexander Sokurov Jan Schomburg Wolfgang Murnberger Philipp Stölzl Detlev Buck Leander Haussmann Ulrich Seidl Michael Haneke Ulrich Seidl Michael Haneke

Agency: www.divina.at

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BEHIND THE CAMERA

CHRISTOPH SCHAUB Director Born in Zurich in 1958, Christoph Schaub is a self-taught filmmaker. In 1988 he co-founded the Swiss production company Dschoint Ventschr as well as the Riffraff cinemas in Zurich and Bourbaki cinema in Lucerne. He is member of the European Film Academy (EFA). Since 1998 he has reduced his activities as producer to concentrate on directing and screenwriting. His feature films JULIA’S DISAPPEARANCE (2009), JEUNE HOMME (2006) and STERNENBERG (2004) were both critical and commercial hits. As a documentary director, he specialised in films about architecture and town planning, with BIRD’S NEST – HERZOG & DE MEURON IN CHINA (2008), and THE TRAVELS OF SANTIAGO CALATRAVA (1999) or IL GIRASOLE - UNA CASA VICINO A VERONA (1995). His films have been screened at numerous national and international festivals. His last feature film JULIA’S DISAPPEARANCE was awarded with the Audience Award at the Filmfestival Locarno in 2009.

Filmography (Selection) 2012 2009 2008 2007 2006 2004 2002 2001 1999 1997 1996 1995 1992 1989 1987 1982

NACHTLÄRM JULIA’S DISAPPEARANCE HAPPY NEW YEAR BIRD’S NEST – HERZOG & DE MEURON IN CHINA (Documentary) BRASILIA – EINE UTOPIE DER MODERNE (TV-Documentary) JEUNE HOMME STERNENBERG DER ZWEITE HORIZONT (TV- Documentary) STILLE LIEBE IL PROJECT VRIN (TV- Documentary) THE TRAVELS OF SANTIAGO CALATRAVA (Documentary) EINFACH SO (Kurzspielfilm) LIEU, FUNCZIUN E FURMA - L‘ARCHITECTURA DA P. ZUMTHOR E GION CAMINADA (Documentary) RENDEZ-VOUS IM ZOO (Dokumentaressay) IL GIRASOLE - UNA CASA VICINO A VERONA (Documentary Short) AM ENDE DER NACHT DREISSIG JAHRE WENDEL NACHWUCHS - ZÜRCHER TEDDYSZENE (Documentary)

www.schaubfilm.ch

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MARTIN SUTER Script Martin Suter is one of the most successful Swiss authors in the German-language area (amongst others: Der letzte Weynfeldt “The Last Weynfeldt), Lila Lila, Der perfekte Freund (A Perfect Friend), Die Dunkle Seite des Mondes (The Dark Side of the Moon), Small World) as well as a frequent screenplay writer for Daniel Schmid. Martin Suter, born in Zurich in 1948, is an author and columnist (he wrote the weekly column Business Class for the Swiss magazine Weltwoche and for the Magazin of the newspaper TagesAnzeiger as well as writing the Geri Weibel stories published in the NZZ-Folio magazine) as well as a screenplay writer. Up until 1991 and prior to concentrating on the writing of his books alone, he also earned his livelihood as a copywriter and Creative Director. His novels - the last ones to be published were - Allmen und die Libellen and Allmen und der rosa Diamant –were also great international successes. Martin Suter lives with his family in Spain and Guatemala.

Scripts (Selection) 2012 2009 1999 1992 1986

LULLABY RIDE by Christoph Schaub, Production T&C Film Zürich JULIA’S DISAPPEARANCE by Christoph Schaub, Production T&C Film Zürich BEREZINA OR THE LAST DAYS OF SWITZERLAND by Daniel Schmid, Production T&C Film Zürich OFF SEASON by Daniel Schmid, Production T&C Film Zürich JENATSCH by Daniel Schmid

Novels and Audio Books (Selection) 2012 2011 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2004 2002 2001 2000 1997 1994

Die Zeit, die Zeit Allmen und der rosa Diamant Allmen und die Libellen Der Koch Das Bonus-Geheimnis Der Letzte Weynfeldt Unter Freunden Der Teufel von Mailand Lila, Lila Ein perfekter Freund Richtig leben mit Geri Weibel Die dunkle Seite des Mondes Small World Business-Class

Film adaptations (Selection) 2010 2009 2006

SMALL WORLD by Bruno Chiche DER LETZTE WEYNFELDT by Alain Gsponer LILA, LILA by Alain Gsponer EIN PERFEKTER FREUND by Francis Girod

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MARCEL HOEHN Producer, T&C Film AG Producer Marcel Hoehn, initiator and co-founder of the independent production company T&C Film has produced internationally successful films such as THE SWISSMAKERS (DIE SCHWEIZERMACHER), TOSCA’S KISS (Il BACIO DI TOSCA), THE WAY THINGS GO (DER LAUF DER DINGE), BEREZINA OR THE LAST DAYS OF SWITZERLAND (BERESINA ODER DIE LETZTEN TAGE DER SCHWEIZ), FULLMOON (VOLLMOND) or JEUNE HOMME. Main focus of the company since it’s founding in 1976 is the production of theatrical feature films and documentaries. In 1999 Marcel Hoehn was awarded the Zurich Film prize and in 2011 the Swiss Film Prize „Quartz“ honorary award. The successful comedy JULIA’S DISAPPEARANCE is followed by LULLABY RIDE, the 7th cooperation of producer Marcel Hoehn and director Christoph Schaub.

Filmography (Selection) 2012 2010 2010 2009 2008 2008 2006 2005 2004 2002 2001 1999 1998 1998 1996 1995 1992 1987 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1978

LULLABY RIDE BAD BOY KUMMER (Doc) DANIEL SCHMID – LE CHAT QUI PENSE (Doc) JULIA’S DISAPPEARANCE HAPPY NEW YEAR BIRD’S NEST – HERZOG & DE MEURON IN CHINA (Doc) JEUNE HOMME NÄKKÄLÄ (Doc) DIMITRI — CLOWN (Doc) MOTHER (Doc) SECRET LOVE BERESINA OR THE LAST DAYS OF SWITZERLAND FULLMOON BRAIN CONCERT THE KNOWLEDGE OF HEALING (Doc) WRITTEN FACE OFF SEASON THE WAY THINGS GO AFTER DARKNESS IL BACIO DI TOSCA (Doc) THE RIGHT WAY HÉCATE THE POINT OF LEAST RESISTANCE THE SWISSMAKERS

Director Christoph Schaub Miklós Gimes Pascal Hofmann, Benny Jaberg Christoph Schaub Christoph Schaub Christoph Schaub, Michael Schindhelm Christoph Schaub Peter Ramseier Friedrich Kappeler Miklós Gimes Christoph Schaub Daniel Schmid Fredi M. Murer Bruno Moll Franz Reichle Daniel Schmid Daniel Schmid Peter Fischli, David Weiss Dominique Othenin-Girard, Sergio Guerraz

Daniel Schmid Peter Fischli, David Weiss Daniel Schmid Peter Fischli, David Weiss Rolf Lyssy

Co-Productions (Selection) 2011 2010 2001 1998 1997 1996 1993

THE GUANTANAMO TRAP IN MY FATHERS HOUSE ARE MANY MANSIONS MOSTLY MARTHA SECRET DÉFENSE LA TREGUA LE CRI DE LA SOIE BARNABO DELLE MONTAGNE

Director Thomas Selim Wallner Hajo Schomerus Sandra Nettelbeck Jacques Rivette Francesco Rosi Yvon Marciano Mario Brenta

www.tcfilm.ch

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CONTACT Production companies T&C Film AG Seestrasse 41A, 8002 Zurich/Switzerland Phone +41 44 208 99 55 [email protected], www.tcfilm.ch

X Filme Creative Pool GmbH Kurfürstenstrasse 57, 10785 Berlin/Germany Phone +49 30 230 833 11 [email protected], www.x-filme.de

Switzerland Distribution Columbus Film AG Mythenquai 355, 8038 Zurich/Switzerland Phone +41 44 462 73 66 [email protected], www.columbusfilm.ch DVD Impuls Home Entertainment Hinterbergstrasse 24, 6330 Cham/Switzerland Phone +41 41 757 57 57 [email protected], www.img.biz Germany Distribution X Verleih AG Kurfürstenstrasse 57 10785 Berlin/Deutschland Phone +49 30 26933 600 [email protected], www.x-verleih.de

Press Contact Maja Genowa, X Verleih AG Phone +49 30 26933 600 [email protected]

Austria Distribution Thimfilm GmbH Hermanngasse 18/5, 1070 Wien/Austria Phone +43 1 236 21 90 [email protected], www.thimfilm.at

Press Contact Michaela Englert, Thimfilm GmbH Phone +43 1 236 21 90 [email protected]

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