23 000 Lives (2026)
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Drama
Overview
Unable to stand by and watch as countless refugees lose their lives attempting to reach Europe by sea, a group of young Berliners take action. Inexperienced but driven by passion and courage, they launch a crowdfunding campaign to buy an old ship. Venturing into the Mediterranean, they embark on a mission to save thousands of people. But their efforts soon put their understanding of law and justice to the test.Trailer
Crew
Writer
Oliver Ziegenbalg
Writer
Michele Cinque
Director of Photography
Frankie DeMarco
Producer
Oliver Ziegenbalg
Producer
Markus Goller
Director
Markus Goller
Producer
Christopher Zwickler
Creative Producer
Michele Cinque
Set Production Assistant
Wassily von Koslowski
Script Supervisor
Silvia Ladopoulos
Editor
Julia Dupuis
Assistant Editor
Sandra Böhme
Stunt Coordinator
Antje Rau
First Assistant Sound Editor
Julian Feijoo
First Assistant Sound Editor
Max Hartstang
First Assistant Sound Editor
Nils Gradlowsky
Sound Designer
Philipp Sellier
Sound Designer
Clemens Becker
Archival Footage Research
Monika Preischl
Dialect Coach
Ernestine Kahn
Dialogue Coach
Karoline Schürer
First Assistant Director
Fabian Goetz
Second Assistant Director
Tim Schaer
Second Assistant Director
Ludovica Loda
Third Assistant Director
Laura Käding
Third Assistant Director
Michelle von der Burg
Key Art Production Assistant
Meret Wagner
Production Assistant
Lea Röschmann
Crowd Assistant Director
Paulina Maria Ochmann
Post Production Supervisor
Tina Mersmann
Visual Effects Supervisor
Urs Franzen
Casting Director
Nina Haun
Casting Associate
Laura Buschhagen
Extras Casting
Jacqueline Nietsch
Executive Producer
Christl Druxeis
Executive Producer
Carolin Riedel
Executive Producer's Assistant
David Christoph
Payroll Accountant
Zewdenesch Zewdie
Camera Operator
Moritz Virmond
Steadicam Operator
Stefan Sosna
First Assistant Camera
Christian Graf
First Assistant Camera
Nelson Smith
First Assistant Camera
Hannes Engler
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Nicolas Unger
Second Assistant Camera
Florian Hohensee
Second Assistant Camera
Paul-Vincent Roll
Second Assistant Camera
Dung Ngoc Pham
Second Assistant Camera
Milian-Yannik Symanek
Digital Imaging Technician
Ryan Gatt
Data Wrangler
Fabian Jung
Video Assist Operator
Luisa Knight
Still Photographer
Wolfgang Ennenbach
Still Photographer
Reiner Bajo
Camera Intern
Chiara Thieke
Camera Intern
Maya Silva
Costume Designer
Mika Braun
Assistant Costume Designer
Casas Ines
Assistant Costume Designer
Anja Richter
Set Costumer
Vera Holthaus
Set Costumer
Maike Igelmann
Set Costumer
Katharina Elmer
Set Costumer
Emma Helene Marmuth
Best Boy Lighting Technician
Daniel Jopp
Lighting Design
Jana Milena Peuckmann
Makeup & Hair
Skadi Lesske
Makeup & Hair
Astrid Weber
Makeup Artist
Regine Frohberg
Makeup Artist
Iselin Brockes
Makeup Artist
Benjamin Wendl
Additional Hairstylist
Julia Thar
Production Design
Christian M. Goldbeck
Set Decoration
Melanie Raab
Set Decoration Buyer
Marie Charlotte Matthaei
Props
Kerstin Grund
Props
Johannes Pfaller
Set Propsman
Stefan Henkes
Set Dresser
Christoph Heinecke
Set Dresser
Robin Plöger
Set Propsman
Julio Pimentel
Painter
Achim Reimann
Props
Paul Cybulska
Driver
Felix Eckert
Line Producer
Oliver Lüer
Line Producer
Felix Leitermann
Executive Producer's Assistant
Adrian Steuer
Production Manager
Daniel Rillmann
Production Coordinator
Jörn Ruhnau
Production Coordinator
Tine Hoefke
Production Coordinator
Maxi Klingbeil
Production Assistant
Theresa Krehn
Production Assistant
Maxi Klingbeil
Production Manager
Arne Duppler
Location Manager
Marc-André Gerke
Production Manager
Florian Pöhler
Location Manager
Till Rausch
Location Manager
Sabine Schulmeyer
Production Manager
Ada Thiessen
Transportation Coordinator
Florian Pöhler
Assistant Production Manager
Fahd Almajzoub
Assistant Production Manager
Patrick Sonnenburg
Production Driver
Klarissa Kühnapfel
Production Driver
Sarah Paar
Production Driver
Anna Franca Fortuna
Production Driver
Danielo Gallone
Production Driver
Michael Wegner
Production Intern
Wassily von Koslowski