André Hennicke

Actor

André Hennicke is a German actor who has played memorable roles in arthouse and mainstream cinema. In RECYCLING MEDEA: NOT AN OPERA BALLET FILM (2013, directed by Asteris Kutulas), he appears in an experimental music film project that combines dance, opera elements, and documentary. In DIE VERMISSTEN (2012, directed by Jan Speckenbach), he plays in the context of an urban missing persons story; the film was screened at the Berlinale in 2012. UNSER LETZTER SOMMER (2015, directed by Michal Rogalski) places Hennicke in a historical drama about a German-Polish love story shortly before the end of the war. JONATHAN (2016, directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski) shows him alongside a young ensemble in a family and coming-of-age drama that was presented in the Berlinale's Panorama section in 2016. In addition, Hennicke has been making his mark for years in supporting and leading roles in cinema productions and TV works. Among his highly acclaimed cinema appearances is Sophie Scholl – The Final Days (2005, directed by Marc Rothemund). The selected titles represent a wide range: experimental formats, festival participations, and fictional material with historical and contemporary references.

Films on Sooner

Recycling Medea: Not an Opera Ballet Film

2013

75 mins

Music, Dance, Theater

The Greek composer and national hero Mikis Theodorakis settles accounts on stage with a society that robs its children of their future.

Reported Missing

2012

87 mins

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thriller

A reactor safety engineer follows the trail of his disappearing daughter through the Kafkaesque West German province.

Summer Solstice

2015

96 mins

Drama, Independent

The coming-of-age drama by Michal Rogalski tells how everyday life in the WW2 grey zone between normality and terror looked like...

Jonathan

2016

99 mins

Drama, Queer

Jonathan sacrifices himself for his sick father and his farm. When an old acquaintance turns up, an old secret comes to light.