Directed by WOLFGANG MURNBERGER Wolfgang Murnberger was born in Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, on 13th November 1960. He studied directing, screenwriting and editing at the Vienna Film Academy and has been working as a freelance scriptwriter and director since 1991. Murnberger first attracted general attention with his graduation film HIMMEL UND HÖLLE, which was shown in Austrian cinemas in 1991 and gained awards both at home and abroad, including the 1990 Austrian Film Festival Prize, the 1991 Young Cinema Bronze in Tokyo and the First Prize at the Films of European Film Schools in Florence, along with the President of Saarland Prize at the Max Ophüls Film Festival, the Prize of the International Film Press in Rotterdam and the Young Film-maker Award from the former Ministry for Art and Education. His feature film COME, SWEET DEATH, based on the novel by Wolf Haas, enjoyed great success: with cinema audiences numbering over 225,000 the thriller, staring Josef Hader, was the most successful Austrian cinematic production of the year 2001. SILENTIUM, viewed by over 200,000 cinema-goers, was the Austrian Film of the Year in 2004. The film was sold to Germany, Switzerland, France, Greece, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia and Australia, and it was invited to numerous festivals (e.g. Berlin, Tokyo, Brussels, Pilsen, Cognac), winning the Grand Prix du Long Métrage in Cognac. Filmography and Awards: 2008 THE BONE MAN 2006 LAPISLAZULI – IM AUGE DES BÄREN 2005 BRÜDER III – AUF DEM JAKOBSWEG „Goldene Romy“ 2007 für den besten Fernsehfilm des Jahres 2004 SILENTIUM Siegerbeitrag beim „Festival du Film policier de Cognac“ 2006 Publikumspreis der Berlinale 2005, Platz 2. 2003 BRÜDER II 2002 TAXI FÜR EINE LEICHE „Romy” 2003 2001 HAINBURG WIR BLEIBEN ZUSAMMEN 2000 KOMM, SÜSSER TOD „Goldene Romy“ für meistbesuchten Kinofilm 2000 1998 QUINTETT KOMPLETT Nominiert für den „Adolf-Grimme-Preis" 1995 AUF TEUFEL KOMM RAUS „Erich-Neuberg-Preis“ 1996 „Goldene Romy“ für besten österreichischen Fernsehfilm 1996 1994 ATTWENGERFILM ICH GELOBE „Wiener Filmpreis“ 1994 Österreichs Kandidat für einen Oscar® als „Bester fremdsprachiger Film“ 1990 HIMMEL ODER HÖLLE Preis der Österreichischen Filmtage 1990 „Young Cinema Bronze“ in Tokio 1991 1. Preis der „Films of European Filmschools“ in Florenz 1991 Preis des Saarländischen Ministerpräsidenten beim Filmfestival Max-Ophüls-Preis 1991 Preis der Internationalen Filmpresse Rotterdam   Screenplay JOSEF HADER WOLFGANG MURNBERGER WOLF HAAS DOP PETER VON HALLER Production Design ANDREAS DONHAUSER RENATE MARTIN Editing EVI ROMEN Casting MARKUS SCHLEINZER Costume MARTINA LIST Music SOFA SURFERS Production manager BERNHARD SCHMATZ In-house Producer ULRIKE LADENBAUER Line producer MANFRED FRITSCH Producer DANNY KRAUSZ KURT STOCKER German (English subtitles), Colour, 35mm, 1:1,85, 121 min., Dolby SRD