Die Ballade von Mittwoch auf Donnerstag
The ballad from Wednesday to Thursday
Narrative Feature Film
World Premiere at Munich Filmfest 2026 / "Neues Deutsches Kino” Competition
Over the course of one night, the paths of a diverse group of people cross in Cologne’s pubs, bars, and hookah
lounges. As they gather, the topics that truly matter to Germany come up: patriarchy, the Middle East conflict,
rising rents, and the question of whether Jesus would still buy a round today. Political stances harden under
the influence of alcohol, and old wounds are reopened.
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Directed / Edited by: Christoph Otto
Written by: Jan Bonny & Jan Eichberg
Produced by: bildundtonfabrik GmbH - Judith Fülle / Ania Maria Wanda Produktion - Ania Kolyszko
AD: Irman Thiessen & Michel Dulisch
2nd AD: Daniel Hopp
Colorist: Takashi Sonoda Albrecht
Edit Assist: Karl Römming
Musician: Tina Schüler
A Cam Operator: Ruben Götz
B Cam Operator: Lars Elliger
AC: A Cam: Marius Rempe & Haakon Münch
AC: B Cam: Jannick Konstroffer
2nd AC: Benedikt Volkmer & Fabian Rieke
OB: Tobias Kastleiner & Michael Diekmann
Kostüm: Nina-Sophie Brettschneider
Production Design: Tina Schüler
With: Nick Romeo Reimann, Paul Faßnacht, Moritz Klaus, Sophia Mercedes Burtscher, Jean-Luc Bubert,
Oona von Maydell, Philippine Pachl, Aissa El Mkllaki, Susanne Seuffert, Torsten Peter Schnick,
Johannes Benecke, David Vormweg, Cennet Rüya Voß, Thekla Viloo Fliesberg, Magdalena Laubisch,
Ferhat Kaleli, Michael Hoch, Ulrike Prager, Martin Aselmann, Marcel Demeler, Sergen Meral, Julian Sark,
Joscha Baltha, Sven Seeburg, Annou Reiners, Maurice Herz
Funded by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
