Great Freedom

Great Freedom
Theatrical release poster
GermanGroße Freiheit
Directed bySebastian Meise
Written by
  • Thomas Reider
  • Sebastian Meise
Produced by
  • Sabine Moser
  • Oliver Neumann
  • Benny Dreschel
Starring
CinematographyCrystel Fournier
Edited byJoana Scrinzi
Music by
Production
companies
  • FreibeuterFilm
  • Rohfilm Productions
Distributed by
  • Filmladen Filmverleih (Austria)
  • Piffl Medien (Germany)
Release dates
  • 8 July 2021 (2021-07-08) (Cannes)
  • 18 November 2021 (2021-11-18) (Germany)
  • 19 November 2021 (2021-11-19) (Austria)
Running time
116 minutes
Countries
LanguageGerman
Box office$217,227[2]

Great Freedom (German: Große Freiheit) is a 2021 drama film directed by Sebastian Meise [de].[3] In June 2021, the film was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[4] At Cannes, the film won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section.[5] It won the Golden Giraldillo at the Seville European Film Festival.[6] It was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards,[7] and on 22 December 2021, it was shortlisted for the award ceremony.[8]

The film was released theatrically on 18 November 2021 in Germany by Piffl Medien and the following day in Austria by Filmladen Filmverleih.[9][10]

  1. ^ a b "Great Freedom (Große Freiheit)". Cineuropa. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Great Freedom (2021)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Great Freedom". Austrian Films. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. ^ Sharf, Zack (10 June 2021). "Cannes Film Festival 2021 Lineup: Sean Baker, Wes Anderson, and More Compete for Palme d'Or". IndieWire. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. ^ Soriano, Jianne (17 July 2021). "Cannes Film Festival 2021: Full Winners List". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  6. ^ Rivera, Alfonso (15 November 2021). "Great Freedom gets the Golden Giraldillo at the Seville European Film Festival". Cineuropa.
  7. ^ "Oscar-Nominierung 2022: Sebastian Meises Film "Große Freiheit" ist der österreichische Kandidat für den Auslandsoscar" (in German). WKO. 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  8. ^ Davis, Clayton (21 December 2021). "Oscars Shortlists Include Beyoncé, 'Spider-Man' and Two Jonny Greenwood Scores as France's 'Titane' Is Snubbed". Variety. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Große Freiheit" (in German). Piffl Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Große Freiheit" (in German). Filmladen Filmverleih. Retrieved 24 May 2022.