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The Pit

1941: Two brothers are hunting down a jewish boy and finally trap him in a pit in the forest. The younger brother follows the boy into the pit to finish the deadly hunt - but down there nothing works as planned.

  • Kari Hennig
    Director
    Augenlicht, Antidot
  • Kari Hennig
    Writer
    Augenlicht, Antidot
  • Ute Janson
    Producer
  • Laurin Kaiser
    Key Cast
  • Kris Michaelsen
    Key Cast
  • Moritz Rauch
    Key Cast
  • Marius Bloss
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Die Grube
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 37 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 31, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    6,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    DSLM 4K 10Bit
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2,35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Barcelona Planet Film Festival
    Barcelona
    Spain
    Best Director
  • International Monthly Film Festival
    Copenhagen
    Best Screenplay
  • Nightpiece Film Festival
    Edinburgh
    United Kingdom
    August 19, 2016
    UK Premiere
  • Two Cliffs Film Festival
    Ramsgate
    United Kingdom
Director Biography - Kari Hennig

Kari Hennig
Address: Schöne Bunte Filme, Ehrenbürgstrasse 5a, 91301 Forchheim

Born 05. of July 1976 in Forchheim, Germany

Education / Schooling:
1995 Abitur Ehrenbürg Gymnasium Forchheim, Germany

1995 - 1997 Study of computer science at Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen / Nürnberg, Germany

since 1996 Production of independent fictional movies

1997 - 2000 Practicum and traineeship at Franken Funk und Fernsehen Erlangen, Germany: ENG-Cameraoperation, E-Camera und commercial production

2001 - 2002 Traineeship at Bavaria Film Munich: TV-Series and TV-Movies production

since 2002 Working independent as cameraoperator and moviemaker

2003 - 2008 Courses in writing screenplay in Berlin and studies of dramaturgy in Hamburg

2009 Foundation of own production company „Schoene Bunte Filme“: ENG-Camera, videoproduction, movie production

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Director Statement

"The Pit" ("Die Grube") is about being trapped and how to react to that - it all comes down to dignity and self esteem.
The historical context in which this short film takes place is not very important since the film's subject is (sadly) present always and everywhere.