227:. Velten arrives just in time to perform the operation and deliver the baby. The baby girl is his, from his relationship with the mother. Soon the woman's relatives arrive to celebrate the birth. Velten brusquely refuses to give the woman's brother money when his 'father-in-law' asks him to help. This causes tension with the family.
230:
Velten then takes the inspector to see sleeping sickness clinics; no cases have been reported. Velten takes the inspector to see a tourist venture. Later Velten, with an acquaintance and a guide, takes the inspector night-hunting with guns and spotlights. The acquaintance has an argument with Velten
222:
inspector Alex Nzila visits to assess the programme. Before he reaches the clinic there is friction with local people because he fears over-paying or being robbed. On arrival at the clinic Velten cannot be found. A woman in the clinic goes into an obstructed labour requiring a
31:
231:
and leaves. Velten and the guide continue hunting while the inspector sleeps. He is woken by a gunshot; the guide returns without Velten, takes the inspector to the river and leaves. In the morning the guide returns in a dugout
159:
354:
324:
570:
215:, Germany, visits them. There are few patients although the European financial aid is generous. Velten's family move back to Europe but he stays.
184:
101:
239:
emerges in a mysterious way from the jungle. Earlier in the film someone had emphasised how rare hippos were on that part of the river. Velten (″
610:
590:
585:
430:
600:
365:
595:
575:
188:
605:
580:
529:
369:
332:
565:
219:
178:
49:
454:
173:
44:
505:
423:
204:
261:
285:
279:
291:
560:
513:
303:
416:
267:
273:
521:
403:
224:
208:
163:
537:
242:
554:
462:
470:
297:
255:
236:
207:
aid project living with his wife, Vera. Their daughter, Helen, usually attending a
69:
30:
497:
439:
200:
397:
212:
232:
412:
408:
246:″) seems to be dead; however, the truth is left unspoken.
481:
446:
140:
132:
122:
83:
75:
65:
57:
40:
23:
424:
8:
172:) is a 2011 German drama film, directed by
431:
417:
409:
29:
20:
325:"The Competition of the 61st Berlinale"
316:
185:61st Berlin International Film Festival
183:. It premiered in competition at the
7:
368:. 19 February 2011. Archived from
366:Berlin International Film Festival
14:
571:Films about infectious diseases
1:
189:Silver Bear for Best Director
611:Films produced by Maren Ade
591:2010s French-language films
586:2010s German-language films
235:to rescue the inspector. A
627:
92:12 February 2011
601:German multilingual films
355:"The Awards / Die Preise"
220:World Health Organization
28:
455:The Forest for the Trees
596:2011 multilingual films
506:Hedi Schneider Is Stuck
187:, where Köhler won the
167:
107:23 June 2014
576:Films set in Cameroon
262:Jean-Christophe Folly
241:I have to believe in
199:Ebbo Velten works in
530:The Story of My Wife
375:on 13 November 2011
286:Francis Noukiatchom
218:Three years later,
606:2010s German films
581:German drama films
335:on 21 January 2011
280:Maria Elise Miller
268:Hippolyte Girardot
548:
547:
490:Sleeping Sickness
399:Sleeping Sickness
292:Ali Mvondo Roland
270:as Gaspard Signac
225:Caesarean section
205:sleeping sickness
154:Sleeping Sickness
150:
149:
24:Sleeping Sickness
618:
566:2011 drama films
433:
426:
419:
410:
385:
384:
382:
380:
374:
359:
351:
345:
344:
342:
340:
331:. Archived from
321:
182:
162:
114:
112:
99:
97:
53:
33:
21:
626:
625:
621:
620:
619:
617:
616:
615:
551:
550:
549:
544:
477:
442:
437:
394:
389:
388:
378:
376:
372:
357:
353:
352:
348:
338:
336:
323:
322:
318:
313:
282:as Helen Velten
276:as Elia Todorov
252:
209:boarding school
197:
176:
169:Schlafkrankheit
158:
145:
125:
118:
110:
108:
95:
93:
86:
47:
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
624:
622:
614:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
563:
553:
552:
546:
545:
543:
542:
534:
526:
518:
510:
502:
494:
485:
483:
482:Films produced
479:
478:
476:
475:
467:
459:
450:
448:
447:Films directed
444:
443:
438:
436:
435:
428:
421:
413:
407:
406:
393:
392:External links
390:
387:
386:
346:
315:
314:
312:
309:
308:
307:
301:
300:as Vera Velten
295:
289:
283:
277:
271:
265:
259:
258:as Ebbo Velten
251:
248:
196:
193:
148:
147:
142:
138:
137:
134:
130:
129:
126:
123:
120:
119:
117:
116:
115: (Germany)
105:
89:
87:
84:
81:
80:
77:
76:Cinematography
73:
72:
67:
63:
62:
59:
55:
54:
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
623:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
558:
556:
540:
539:
535:
532:
531:
527:
524:
523:
519:
516:
515:
511:
508:
507:
503:
500:
499:
495:
492:
491:
487:
486:
484:
480:
473:
472:
468:
465:
464:
463:Everyone Else
460:
457:
456:
452:
451:
449:
445:
441:
434:
429:
427:
422:
420:
415:
414:
411:
405:
401:
400:
396:
395:
391:
371:
367:
363:
356:
350:
347:
334:
330:
326:
320:
317:
310:
305:
304:Isacar Yinkou
302:
299:
296:
293:
290:
287:
284:
281:
278:
275:
272:
269:
266:
264:as Alex Nzila
263:
260:
257:
254:
253:
249:
247:
245:
244:
243:metamorphoses
238:
234:
228:
226:
221:
216:
214:
210:
206:
202:
194:
192:
190:
186:
180:
175:
174:Ulrich Köhler
171:
170:
165:
161:
156:
155:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
121:
106:
103:
91:
90:
88:
85:Release dates
82:
78:
74:
71:
68:
64:
61:Ulrich Köhler
60:
56:
51:
46:
45:Ulrich Köhler
43:
39:
32:
27:
22:
19:
536:
528:
520:
512:
504:
496:
489:
488:
471:Toni Erdmann
469:
461:
453:
398:
377:. Retrieved
370:the original
362:Berlinale.de
361:
349:
337:. Retrieved
333:the original
328:
319:
298:Jenny Schily
256:Pierre Bokma
240:
237:hippopotamus
229:
217:
198:
168:
153:
152:
151:
124:Running time
79:Patrick Orth
70:Pierre Bokma
18:
379:20 February
177: [
48: [
41:Directed by
35:Film poster
561:2011 films
555:Categories
339:20 January
311:References
294:as Ruhemba
274:Sava Lolov
128:91 minutes
111:2014-06-23
96:2011-02-12
58:Written by
498:Superegos
440:Maren Ade
329:Berlinale
306:as Joseph
288:as Monese
160:‹See Tfd›
141:Languages
102:Berlinale
16:2011 film
201:Cameroon
66:Starring
538:Spencer
514:Western
213:Wetzlar
136:Germany
133:Country
109: (
94: (
541:(2021)
533:(2021)
525:(2020)
517:(2017)
509:(2015)
501:(2014)
493:(2011)
474:(2016)
466:(2009)
458:(2003)
164:German
146:French
144:German
100: (
522:Exile
373:(PDF)
358:(PDF)
233:canoe
203:in a
181:]
52:]
404:IMDb
381:2011
341:2011
250:Cast
195:Plot
402:at
211:in
557::
364:.
360:.
327:.
191:.
179:de
166::
50:de
432:e
425:t
418:v
383:.
343:.
157:(
113:)
104:)
98:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.