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The Actor The Liar The Murderer

EN: In the last days of their tumultuous relationship Julian and Laura are confronted with a life changing event and now have to bear the consequences.

DE: In den letzten Tagen ihrer turbulenten Beziehung werden Julian und Laura mit einem lebensverändernden Ereignis konfrontiert und müssen nun die Konsequenzen tragen.

FR: Dans les derniers jours de leur relation tumultueuse, Julian et Laura sont confrontés à un événement qui change leur vie et doivent maintenant en supporter les conséquences.

ES: En los últimos días de su tumultuosa relación, Julian y Laura se enfrentan a un evento que cambia sus vidas y ahora tienen que asumir las consecuencias.

SE: Under de sista dagarna av deras tumultartade förhållande konfronteras Julian och Laura med en livsförändrande händelse och får nu bära konsekvenserna.

AF: In die laaste dae van hul onstuimige verhouding word Julian en Laura gekonfronteer met 'n lewensveranderende gebeurtenis en moet nou die gevolge dra.

ZU: Ezinsukwini zokugcina zobudlelwane babo obunezinxushunxushu uJulian noLaura babhekene nesenzakalo esishintsha ukuphila futhi manje kufanele bathwale imiphumela.

  • Lessing Swanepoel
    Director
  • Lessing Swanepoel
    Writer
  • Lessing Swanepoel
    Producer
  • Robert Tihonov
    Producer
  • Inger Lotta Sundermann
    Key Cast
  • Christian Hartmann
    Key Cast
  • Thomas G. Hintze
    Key Cast
  • Thorsten Hoppe
    Composer
  • Tobias Kaufmann
    Cinematographer
  • Marcel Janick Paul
    Editor
  • Dave Lojek
    Distributor
    181 movies
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Schauspiel Lüge Mord
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Romance, Adulthood, coming of age, melodram
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 25, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    Arri Alexa Mini
  • Aspect Ratio:
    scope
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • IndependentDaysFilmfest
    Karlsruhe
    Germany
    Festival Premiere
Distribution Information
  • APEIRON FILMS
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Lessing Swanepoel

Born in Argentina in 1991 and raised in South Africa, Lessing Swanepoel worked on yachts and studied many things to make ends meet. After migrating to Germany in 2018, he started to pursue his passion for filmmaking and achieved German citizenship quickly.
Lessing explores many film departments (light, grip, production, camera) and works on high budget productions of expensive features (Uncharted, The Collini Case, Dreams Are Like Wild Tigers) and TV shows like The Queens Gambit (netflix), Wir Kinder vom Banhof Zoo (amazon prime), Sløborn, Druck, SOKO Wismar (ZDF) in Europe.
Mr. Swanepoel approaches the world of directing as autodidact and created several short films for the cinema to test his craft as director. He quotes and suggests many epochs of movie history in his productions to charm his audiences and festival selection committees.

FILMOGRAPHY as director

THE ACTOR THE LIAR THE MURDERER, 2024
ƎƧЯƎVИI, 2020
LESTER AND MR. KOVIC, 2017

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Director Statement

We keep the actual subject of this film secret, until it premieres. You will understand the tonality, politics and plot twists, once you have seen the audience reactions and listened to the discussions that ensue afterwards. Make sure not to spoil the theme and conflict in any festival catalogues.

Number of Distributor Dave Lojek: +49 175 833 05 87

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Festival Selections for THE ACTOR THE LIAR THE MURDERER

1. Independent Days International Film Festival Karlsruhe, Germany 2024
2. LA46 Filmfest Berlin, Germany 2024
3. Portobello Film Festival London, United Kingdom 2024
4. Festival ANGAELICA Pasadena, California, touring the USA 2025