{"id":157522,"date":"2018-01-22T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/berlin030.de\/?p=157522"},"modified":"2018-01-22T12:00:29","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T11:00:29","slug":"als-schauspieler-muss-man-sich-jeden-tag-etwas-beweisen-moritz-bleibtreu-ueber-nur-gott-kann-mich-richten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berlin030.de\/en\/2018\/01\/22\/als-schauspieler-muss-man-sich-jeden-tag-etwas-beweisen-moritz-bleibtreu-ueber-nur-gott-kann-mich-richten\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018As an Actor, You Have to Prove Yourself Every Day\u2019 – Moritz Bleibtreu on ‘Only God Can Judge Me’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moritz Bleibtreu was born in 1971, the son of Monica Bleibtreu and Hans Brenner. He shot to fame in the late ’90s with films like \u201cKnockin\u2019 on Heaven\u2019s Door,\u201d \u201cRun Lola Run,\u201d \u201cThe Experiment,\u201d and the cult comedy \u201cLammbock.\u201d His versatile range of roles stretches from playing a RAF terrorist in \u201cThe Baader Meinhof Complex\u201d to Joseph Goebbels in \u201cJew Suss: Rise and Fall.\u201d Hollywood also took notice of the actor, whether in Steven Spielberg\u2019s political drama \u201cMunich\u201d or in action films like \u201cSpeed Racer\u201d or \u201cWorld War Z\u201d alongside Brad Pitt. <\/strong><\/p>\n

On 25th January, Bleibtreu returns to the big screen with the action crime drama \u201cOnly God Can Judge Me\u201d by \u00d6zg\u00fcr Yildirim, which had its premiere at the Zurich Film Festival. [030] staff member Dieter O\u00dfwald spoke with the actor.<\/p>\n

Mr Bleibtreu, the trade journal ‘Screen International’ praised how fantastic Hamburg looks in your film \u2013 which is, in fact, set entirely in Frankfurt\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bleibtreu<\/strong>: Hamburg? Clearly someone wasn\u2019t paying close attention! Good job I don\u2019t read reviews! (Laughs)<\/p>\n

Is gritty action more fun than getting stoned, as in your recent film ‘Lommbock’? \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bleibtreu<\/strong>: You can\u2019t really say that. Each genre brings its own challenges for an actor. This project was a lot of fun, though, largely because it was realised in a very family-like atmosphere. As one of the producers, I was able to involve a lot of old friends from earlier days. That personal touch makes working especially enjoyable.<\/p>\n

Is \u201cToni Erdmann\u201d star Peter Simonischek also among these old friends?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bleibtreu<\/strong>: When it came to casting my father in the film, Peter instantly sprang to mind. He\u2019d actually known my real father. For as long as I can remember, I\u2019ve thought Simonischek is an incredibly good actor. So I was absolutely delighted he accepted the part.<\/p>\n

You previously worked with director \u00d6zg\u00fcr Yildirim ten years ago on his debut \u201cChiko.\u201d How do you see your partnership then and now?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bleibtreu<\/strong>: With \u201cChiko,\u201d \u00d6zg\u00fcr was one of the first directors to tell a genre story from the perspective of these characters \u2013 which is exactly what happens here, too. That\u2019s something very rare in German film; there\u2019s almost always a look from the majority towards the minority. That point of view is beginning to change, as you can see convincingly in the series \u201c4 Blocks.\u201d I find this development very positive indeed.<\/p>\n

How much can artists really know about this kind of criminal milieu?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bleibtreu<\/strong>: \u00d6zg\u00fcr grew up in Dulsberg, a neighbourhood in Hamburg that isn\u2019t exactly the nicest part of town. I grew up in St. Georg, which also had quite a rough atmosphere back then. So we know the urban street environment from experience \u2013 at least more so than people who had a bourgeois upbringing.<\/p>\n