The Grunt of the Reindeer

Christmas in a Munich suburb.
Fips - cranky, stubborn and addicted to gambling - spends Christmas Eve in his local pub, a rustic tavern where time seems to have stopped thirty years ago.
That's where he learns many new things about red wine, women, stumbling horses in Ukraine and that reindeer do not roar, but grunt.

  • Valentin Johann Kruse
    Director
    Endspiel, Malika
  • Valentin Johann Kruse
    Writer
    Endspiel, Malika
  • Natalie Hölzel
    Producer
    Haut, Zu Zweit Allein, Turn of the Tide
  • Sandra Hölzel
    Producer
    Haut, Zu Zweit Allein, Turn of the Tide
  • Jürgen Tonkel
    Key Cast
    "Fips"
    Downfall, Wer früher stirbt ist länger tot
  • Corinna Binzer
    Key Cast
    "Gerti"
    Wer früher stirbt ist länger tot
  • Jean-Luc Bubert
    Key Cast
    "Sitting Bull"
    Wintermärchen, Sommerfest, Kindergarten
  • Jurij Rosstalnyj
    Key Cast
    "Artem"
    Abschussfahrt, Leanders letzte Reise
  • Noah Schuller
    Director of Photography
    Zu Zweit Allein, Phobos
  • Jonas Windwehr
    Editor
    Endspiel, Malika
  • Ji Hyung Nam
    Set Design
  • Anna Gillis
    Costumes
  • Lea Eberhardt
    Make-up
  • Michèle Knuth
    Make-up
  • Andrew Mottl
    Sound Design
  • Noah Schuller
    Color Grading
  • Karim Shalaby
    Original Score
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Rentiergrunzen
  • Project Type:
    Feature, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Dramedy, Drama, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 14, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    14,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital (Arri RAW)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Valentin Johann Kruse

Valentin Johann Kruse, son of movie theater owners, was born in 1989 in West-Berlin. After studying law in Berlin he started to study directing at the University of Television and Film Munich in 2013.
Nowadays, he works full time as a film editor while preparing his graduation project.
THE GRUNT OF THE REINDEER is his third student film.

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