Die zwei Leben des Daniel Shore (The Two Lives of Daniel Shore) is a 2009 German film by Michael Dreher; written by him and produced by Karim Debbagh, Rüdiger Heinze, Rainer Kölmel and Stefan Sporbert. It stars Nikolai Kinski, Katharina Schüttler, Morjana Alaoui and Sean Gullette. The film is Michael Dreher's feature film debut and had its premiere at the 44th Hof International Film Festival.
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Plot
Daniel Shore, a 28-year-old German American, is about to spend a few days in the flat of his deceased grandmother. Since his return from Morocco, his mental state has become somewhat unstable.
The trip to Morocco was all about getting away from the work-related troubles and his whole miserable life, but now there is even more to worry about, because in Morocco a boy was killed, and Daniel is thinking he might have become an accessory to the crime. Even in the new surrounding, Daniel is haunted by images of what has happened, until everyday situations push him over the edge and soon the past and present become an indistinct blur.
Cast
Nikolai Kinski as Daniel Shore
Katharina Schüttler as Elli
Morjana Alaoui as Imane
Sean Gullette as Henry Porter
Judith Engel as Miss Kowalski
Matthias Matschke as Günther Feige
Bernd Tauber as Prof. Hübner
Stefan Lampadius as Gatekeeper
Meryam Raoui as Imane's friend
Driss Roukhe as Commandant
Distribution and response
The film premiered on 29 October 2009 at the Hof International Film Festival and was commercially released in Germany on 11 February 2010.
Although there was no international release date up to now, Twitch Film reviewed the trailer of the movie.