A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Andreas Fink is being kidnapped frome his family home on Christmas Eve and dragged to a remote cabin deep in the woods. His kidnapper Georg, a former cop, is convinced that Andreas is a child murderer. In one night the truth will be brought to the light for both men. Is Georg really getting the truth or is he lost in his mind? Only one of them will leave this cabin alive.

  • Christian Koch
    Director
    Lips and Tips, Dark Horseman, Mia, A Christmas Carol, Low On Gas
  • Christian Koch
    Writer
    Lips and Tips, Mia. Dark Horseman (additional dialogue and scenes)
  • Maximilian Kraus (Co-Writer)
    Writer
  • Christian Koch
    Producer
    Lips and Tips, Mia, Low On Gas
  • Maximilian Kraus
    Producer
    Mia, Lips and Tips
  • Holger Menzel
    Key Cast
    "Georg Kurth"
    Lauf Baby, World Order, Dark Horseman
  • Nicolas Garin
    Key Cast
    "Andreas Fink"
    Tatort - Und immer gewinnt die Nacht
  • Peter Anders
    Key Cast
    "Peter"
    Mogadischu, Tatort - Schwarze Tiger, weiße Löwen, Low on Gas, Soko Leipzig
  • Sabine Henn
    Key Cast
    "Mareike Dressler"
    3 Nächte
  • Susann Selke
    Key Cast
    "Nina Fink"
  • Johannes Selke
    Key Cast
    "Paul Fink"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    A Christmas Carol
  • Project Type:
    Feature, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    50 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 5, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2,35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Bauhaus University
  • Camgaroo Awards 2022
    Munich
    Germany
    July 5, 2022
    Best Feature
  • Shockfest Film Festival

    United States
    December 2, 2022
Director Biography - Christian Koch

"I was terrified when I saw John Carpenter's Halloween for the first time at the age of 6, but in hindsight I also saw the raw power of cinema for the first time." Christian Koch was born on the 24th of May in 1989 in a little village in East Germany. He soon discovered his love for stories and especially movies. He began filming skateboard videos with local skaters of his area. During his aprenticeship as an industrial mechanic he wrote and directed his film debut 'Cut Wide Open' , a horror film in the tradition of the 80s Slasher Movies. After a couple of short movies he enroled in the Bauhaus University in Weimar, Germany in 2016. There he wrote and directed a comedy short fim called 'Low on Gas' about a clerk who works at a Gas Station and the thriller/crime drama short film 'MIA or Lenin and Hitler are robbing a bank'(2018). In 2018 he directed the World War I Drama 'Grauer Reiter - Dark Horsemen', which premiered at FEST in Portigal-. It also won several prices. After that he made psycholigical drama with thriller aspects, called "A CHRISTMAS CAROL". His Bachelor Film "LIPS & TIPS" is his latest film and is a highly suspenseful Thriller with the upcoming Actress Vivien König as Main Actress. The Film centers around a stewardess who is stalked by a mysterious stranger. He has a huge film and soundtrack collection is obsessed with films and filmhistory and watches at least one movie a day.

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Director Statement

Can you lose your life simply by becoming obsessed with a thought? Our protagonist Georg is trapped is his ideas, his beliefs triggered by an unimaginable cruel event. He is going deeper in a downward spiral which only produces much more torment. My goal with this movie is to provide a claustrophobic tale of obsession and guilt. Our character is forced to face to truth and pay the price. A dense, supsenseful Kammerspiel (intimate play), which also forces the audience to be in the characters shoes.

Camgaroo Awards 2022
Munich
Germany
July 5, 2022
Best Feature

Shockfest Film Festival
United States
December 2, 2022