Das kalte Herz

Oct 20 2016 N/A 1h 59m
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Peter and Lisbeth are two young but unfortunate lovers living in a rigid rural community in the Black Forest. She comes from a wealthy family of glassblowers; he is a poor coal worker on the lower end of society. To become rich and respected, Peter makes a pact with a devil named Dutch Michael, who rips out his heart and replaces it with a stone. Robbed of all warmth and feeling, Peter becomes a cold-hearted go-getter who rapidly achieves his goals. Ruthlessly he strives for money and power.

Plot

Peter and Lisbeth are two young but unfortunate lovers living in a rigid rural community in the Black Forest. She comes from a wealthy family of glassblowers; he is a poor coal worker on the lower end of society. To become rich and respected, Peter makes a pact with a devil named Dutch Michael, who rips out his heart and replaces it with a stone. Robbed of all warmth and feeling, Peter becomes a cold-hearted go-getter who rapidly achieves his goals. Ruthlessly he strives for money and power. But Lisbeth no longer recognizes Peter as the man she once loved and turns against him. There is only one way for him to put things straight: Peter must get his heart back.

Written by

Johannes Naber, Christian Zipperle, Steffen Reuter

Directed by

Johannes Naber

Cast

Frederick Lau, Henriette Confurius, David Schütter

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv, Studio Babelsberg

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

2 wins & 4 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
696
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA