
A story about the continuity and collapse of history, the power of suppression, and the terror of reconciliation; loyalty, treason and revenge. In a brave cinematic game, Heinrich Böll’s story Billiards at Half-Past Nine is split up into cracks, blocks, breaks and sudden turns, as the life story of a German family, covering numerous generations, is propelled forward.
A story about the continuity and collapse of history, the power of suppression, and the terror of reconciliation; loyalty, treason and revenge. In a brave cinematic game, Heinrich Böll’s story Billiards at Half-Past Nine is split up into cracks, blocks, breaks and sudden turns, as the life story of a German family, covering numerous generations, is propelled forward.
Johannes Buzalski
Paul Esser
Rudolf Thome
Danièle HuilletYoung Johanna Fähmel
Jean-Marie StraubScreenplay
Jean-Marie StraubDirector
Danièle HuilletScreenplay
Jean-Marie StraubProducer
Danièle HuilletProducer
Heinrich BöllNovel
Danièle HuilletEditor
Jean-Marie StraubEditor
Jean-Marie StraubCinematography
Danièle HuilletDirector
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