Der Schimmelreiter
5.2
North Friesland today: After the death of his father-in-law, Hauke Haien takes on two important roles in coastal protection - dyke count and director of coastal protection. Professionally, Hauke is the best man for the job; he is a visionary who lives and thinks in harmony with nature. Only people are not his cup of tea. As a loner, Hauke hardly knows how to inspire an audience and win over fellow campaigners. His warnings about the effects of climate change are dismissed as hysteria in the village, even though the coastal inhabitants know that a drastic change of course in climate policy is unavoidable. Fortunately for Hauke, his wife Elke supports him. She manages to make him heard. But Hauke does not enjoy his success for long, because when it becomes known that his plans are much more radical, he is met with incomprehension and anger. Resistance and pressure wear on him. Disaster can no longer be averted.
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Cast
20 people
Max Hubacher
Hauke Haien
Known for
The Captain
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Olga von Luckwald
Elke Haien
Known for
The Tasters
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Elina Leitl
Wienke Haien
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Ole Petersen
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Carsten
Known for
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Janne Manners
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Klaas Haders
Known for
Goebbels and the Führer
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Known for
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Known for
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Posthumous
Margarethe Tiesel
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Known for
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Harald Windisch
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Franziska Meletzky Director · Léonie-Claire Breinersdorfer Screenplay Theodor Storm Author
Budget $2M · First release October 14, 2025 · Produced in Germany
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Budget
$2,000,000
Production
B+M Entertainment
Production
WHee Film
Production
Gretchenfilm
Production
Network Movie
Production
ZDF
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ARTE
Production
Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · October 14, 2025
Premiere · Cologne Film Festival
Germany · February 5, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
September 24, 2026 · Digital · Arte
September 25, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
September 24, 2026 · Digital · Arte
September 25, 2026 · TV · Arte
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