Morti's Law
Two unequal detectives need to solve the mysterious murder case of a hotel manager. But the deeper they dig the more both of them realize that the case has gotten much more personally then they thought.
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Marcel WohlfahrtDirector
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Natalie KölblDirectorIntension
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Robert PeichlWriterIntension, Take Me Home
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Natalie KölblProducer
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Marcel WohlfahrtProducer
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Michael MarwitzKey Cast"Mortimer Graves"Tatort München, Der Staatsanwalt, Henry, Patient 39, All Eyes On You, Die Mauer, Bis zum Mond, Dir Nah
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Patrick LooseKey Cast"Patrick Shepherd"Intension, Nachtschwärmer
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Stefan Müller-DoriatKey Cast"Steven Fairchild"Intension, Der Stille Soldat, Brechts Dreigroschenfilm
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Natalie KölblDirectors of PhotographyTake Me Home
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Jonathan KaufmannComposer
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Natalie KölblEditorIntension, Take Me Home, Paartherapie
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Marcel WohlfahrtEditorIntension
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Vanessa WollenschlägerSound MixingIntension, Der Stille Soldat
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Project Title (Original Language):Morti's Law
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Project Type:Short, Student
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Genres:Crime, Comedy, Drama
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Runtime:20 minutes 16 seconds
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Completion Date:September 30, 2017
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Production Budget:2,000 EUR
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Country of Origin:Germany
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Country of Filming:Germany
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Language:German
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Shooting Format:RED RAW
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Aspect Ratio:2,55:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes
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Niederrhein FilmfestivalWesel
Germany
March 4, 2018
Weltpremiere
Gute Nachbarn -
Independent StarfilmfestFreising
Germany
June 29, 2018
Bayern
Best Narrative (Bronze Award) -
13th Street Shocking ShortsMünchen
Germany
July 6, 2018
Premiere in München
Official Selection -
Orlando Film FestivalOrlando
United States
October 25, 2018
USA Premiere
Best Student Short (Official Selection) -
Hollywood International Moving Pictures FestivalLos Angelos
United States
Best Comedy/Dramedy (Semi-Finalist) -
Wettbewerb um den JugendfilmpreisStuttgart
Germany
December 6, 2018
Baden-Württemberg Premiere
Best Visual Effects (Winner) -
Chiemseer KurzfilmtagePrien
Germany
July 20, 2019
Official Selection -
Paris Play Film Festival (July 2020 Edition)Paris
France
August 14, 2020
France Premiere
Best Drama Film (Semi-Finalist) -
Florence Film Awards (July 2020 Edition)Florence
Italy
Best Actor (Winner), Best Student Film (Honorable Mention) -
Oniros Film Awards (July 2020 Edition)Saint-Vincent
Italy
Best Short Film (Grand Jury Award), Best Detective Film (Winner), Best Actor (Finalist), Best Comedy Film (Finalist) -
Vegas Movie Awards (August 2020 Edition)Las Vegas
United States
Best Student Film (Award of Excellence), Best Actor (Award of Prestige), Best Narrative Short (Semi-Finalist), Best Film of the Month (Semi-Finalist) -
New York International Film Awards (July 2020 Edition)New York
United States
Best Short Film (Winner), Best Detective Film (Winner), Best Actor (Finalist) -
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards (Summer 2020 Edition)Los Angeles
United States
Best Comedy/Dramedy Short (Semi-Finalist) -
European Cinematography Awards (August 2020 Edition)Amsterdam
Netherlands
Best Short Film (Finalist), Best Actor (Finalist), Best Film Poster (Finalist) -
Top Shorts (August 2020 Edition)Online Event
United States
Indie Short (Winner), Best Actor (Winner), Narrative Short (Semi-Finalist) -
Los Angeles Film Awards (August 2020 Edition)Los Angeles
United States
Indie Short (low budget) (Winner), Narrative Short (Semi-Finalist), Actor (Semi-Finalist) -
New York Movie Awards (August 2020 Edition)New York
United States
Short Film (Finalist), Best Actor (Finalist) -
Best Actor Award (July/August 2020 Edition)New York
United States
Best Actor in a Noir/Detective Film (Platinum Award) -
New York Cinematography Awards (August 2020 Edition)New York
United States
Best Short Film (Finalist), Best Actor (Finalist) -
Short Cinefest (September 2020 Edition)Online Event
Best Crime Film (Winner) -
Cyrus International Monthly Festival (September 2020 Edition)Toronto
Canada
Best Student Short Film (Semi-Finalist), Best Actor in Short (Semi-Finalist) -
Lonely Wolf: London International Film Festival (Autumn 2020)London
United Kingdom
Best Short Film (Official Selection) -
Golden Short Film Festival (1st Quarter Competition 2020-2021)Abruzzo
Italy
Golden Drama Short (Official Selection), Golden Actor (Official Selection)
Distribution Information
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NBC UniversalCountry: GermanyRights: Video / Disc, Paid TV
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Amazon PrimeSales AgentCountry: GermanyRights: Video on Demand
Marcel Wohlfahrt (born 1994) was a student at the SAE Institute in Stuttgart until April 2019, where he studied "Digital Film Production". He is also a freelance director and editor. He discovered his passion for films during his school days and has since then followed his path in the company of a camera. With the film "Morti's Law" he started his film career in partnership with his fellow student Natalie Kölbl.
Two unequal detectives, one body, one case. Sounds like a standard mystery comedy at first. But "Morti's Law" is more than that.
My first thought in developing the script was to serve not only the mainstream audience. Why not do something strange for once? Why not just change the genre in the middle of the movie? At the beginning the story of the two detectives seems like a crime comedy, which develops into a drama as the film progresses. Thus, the movie got a deeper ending. "Morti's Law" shouldn't only serve as entertainment, which you can enjoy along with popcorn, but also makes you think about the story itself as well as about your own life.
Personally, I count myself among the big fans of "Kangaroo Chronicles" by Mark-Uwe Kling, because in his short stories you always come across jokes even after reading them several times.
In "Morti's Law" a narrator leads through the plot. With his charming honest manner he resembles a spectator and every now and then adds a funny commentary to the investigations. The interaction of the narrator with the two detectives always makes the viewer smile. Apart from the story, the set design also shows an interesting mixture of different eras, which underlines this absurd plot development.
With "Morti's Law" a short film was created that makes the audience laugh, cry and most of all think.