Der Fürsorger – The Welfare Worker (CH/LUX/DE 2009, fiction, 96’)
Director, Co-Scriptwriter (with Felix Benesch)
Synopsis
Welfare worker Hans-Peter Stalder possesses the secret code to happiness: a money-multiplying strategy which promises incredible wealth to its hand-picked investors – and a life of leisure and luxury.
Stalder embezzles millions and takes women’s hearts by storm. But when a stupid mistake trips him up, the mask of seemingly respectable citizenship drops to reveal a host of other personae: the unscrupulous swindler, the love-hungry ladykiller, the remorseful family man… In short, nothing is what it seems. But everything is true.
Or almost so.
Crew
Written by Lutz Konermann and Felix Benesch
Directed by Lutz Konermann
1st AD Florian Engelhardt
2nd AD Roger Schweizer
3rd AD Natalina Zainal
Continuity Fabienne Helfer
Casting Corinna Glaus
Casting LUX Katja Wolf
Cinematography Sten Mende
Camera Assistant Ansgar Krajewski
Gaffer Peter Demmer, Sven Meyer
Sound Recordist Laurent Barbey
Boom Operator Vincent Kappeler
Sound Editor Ralph Popov
Mixing Engineer Alexander Weuffen
Editor Thierry Faber
Production Design Heidi Lüdi
Set Dresser François Dickes
Assistant PD Thérèse Traber
Costumes Isabelle Dickes
Makeup Beatrice Stefany
Composer Anselme Pau
Production Manager Regula Begert
Production Manager LUX Christian Pannrucker
Executive Producer Sina Schlatter
Executive Producer LUX Sebastien Tasch
Co-Producer LUX Paul Thiltges, David Grumbach
Co-Producer DE Anita Elsani
Producer Rolf Schmid
Produced by FAMA Film AG, Zürich
Cast
Hans-Peter Stalder Roeland Wiesnekker
Orsina Rocchi Katharina Wackernagel
Gerda Johanna Bantzer
Beatrice Claude de Demo
Ines Andrea Guyer
Aschwanden Thierry van Werveke
Hauptwachtmeister Gerber Michael Neuenschwander
Giorgio Leonardo Nigro
Ernst Wenger Manfred Liechti
Erika Wenger Fabienne Hadorn
Conny (20-jährig) Marie Jung
and in order of appearance:
Tellerartist Matthias Rittgen
Conny (12-jährig) Rebecca Meier
Wachtmeister Baumann Kamil Krejci
Weinhändler Grosspeter Andreas Matti
Sporthändler Van Dook André Jung
Metzger Storrer Andreas Beutler
Architekt Mathis Hans Ruchti
Fräulein Suter Regula Imboden
Wachbeamter Sträuli Markus Merz
Familienvater Dani Mangisch
Familienmutter Kerstin Stroeher
Kioskverkäuferin Alice Brüngger
Mario Rocchi (4-jährig) Luca Carella
Tante Marie Manuela Biedermann
Conny (4-jährig) Chloé Verzin
Wachtmeister Beck Peter Hottinger
Gemeindepräsident Renato Grünig
Frau Gemeindepräsident Brigitte Wolff
Immobilienmakler Peter Fischli
Junkie Robert Markus Gerber
Ines’ Mutter Lilian Naef
Ines’ Vater Jaap Achterberg
Onkel Christian Martin Hug
Kantonspolizist 1 Pitt Pirrotte
Kantonspolizist 2 Roger Schweizer
Giorgios Mutter Thérèse Jankowski
Angela (1-jährig) Murielle Rechsteiner
Herr Koller Matthias Fankhauser
Mario Rocchi (8-jährig) Elia Carella
Hebamme Nicole Max
Angela (neugeboren) Sara Brancatelli
Gerichtszeichner Nilton Martins
Richter Daniel Ludwig
Gefängnisgeistlicher Daniel Plier
Angela (4-jährig) Anastasia Feltgen
Bernhardiner Mani Pumpkin