We Are Next of Kin

We Are Next of Kin (2022)

Wir sind dann wohl die Angehörigen

On March 25, 1996, the publicist Jan Philipp Reemtsma is kidnapped. His son Johann and his wife Ann Kathrin witness how their home is transformed overnight into a police control center. Two police officers, the family’s lawyer and a close friend form a community of fate, united by their common goal of bringing Johann’s father home as quickly and unharmed as possible.

Date of release
2022-11-03
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (12)
Runtime
1h 59m
Genres
Drama
Director
Hans-Christian Schmid

Casting

Interesting facts

We Are Next of Kin is a 2022 German coming-of-age psychological drama film directed by Hans-Christian Schmid, based on the autobiographical book of the same name by Johann Scheerer. The story is about the kidnapping of Jan Philipp Reemtsma, but from the point of view of his son Johann, then 13 years old. Following its premiere at the 2022 Hamburg Film Festival, it was released in German cinemas on 3 November 2022.

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