Taglines: Erste Liebe – Zweiter Frühling.
After Five in the Forest Primeval movie storyline. Anna, 17 years old, is happy to throw her first big birthday party without her parents, but some of her guests are so stoned that they leave a big chaos and, even worse, destroy the favorite record of Anna’s father. After the return of her shocked and angry parents, Anna runs away to Munich with her admirer Simon. They discover the nightlife jungle and get to know some typical urban guys. Meanwhile, Anna’s parents get in touch with Simon’s and try to find their children. On the way across Munich, they remember their own wild and restless youth…
After Five in the Forest Primeval (German: Nach Fünf im Urwald), sometimes also known as It’s a Jungle Out There, is a 1995 German romantic comedy film directed by Hans-Christian Schmid and starring Franka Potente in her first film role. The film tells the story of a 17-year-old girl Anna who, in search of freedom in an urban environment, runs away from home with a boy who has a crush on her. Her parents launch into a search for Anna and, during the process, reminisce about their own search for freedom in their youth.
The film was intended to be a television film and had a screening in October 1995 at the Hof International Film Festival where Hans-Christian Schmid was awarded the Best New Director Promotional Award (also known as Eastman Support Prize for Up-and-Coming Talent).
During the festival, the German distributing company Senator Film picked up the film for theatrical distribution and the film opened in German theaters on April 25, 1996. At the 1996 Bavarian Film Awards, Franka Potente won the award for Best Young Actress. The film was also nominated for accolades at the 1997 Bavarian Film Awards where it won the award for Best Production.
After Five in the Forest Primeval (1996)
Directed by: Hans-Christian Schmid
Starring: Franka Potente, Axel Milberg, Dagmar Manzel, Farina Brock, Sibylle Canonica, Peter Ender. Thomas Schmauser, Johann von Bülow, Natali Seelig
Screenplay by: Hans-Christian Schmid, David Howard
Production Design by: Michaela Quast
Cinematography by: Klaus Eichhammer
Film Editing by: Hansjörg Weißbrich
Costume Design by: Ruth Bahmann
Set Decoration by: Dorothee Zollner
Music by: Rainer Michel
Distributed by: Senator Film
Release Date: April 25, 1996
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