Touch Me Not (Original title)
Date: 2018 (Copyright)Countries: Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, GreeceDirector: Adina Pintilie
Synopsis: A filmmaker and her characters begin a personal research project about intimacy. Craving for intimacy yet also deeply afraid of it, they work to overcome old patterns, defense mechanisms and taboos, to cut the cord and finally be free.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Affection, Therapeutics, Body image
Releases
Date: 30 May 2018Country: RomaniaRelease type: FestivalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.78:1Runtime: 90 mins Dialogue (original): English / Dialogue (original): German
Date: 18 October 2018Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.78:1Runtime: 90 mins Dialogue (original): English / Dialogue (original): German / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: MUBI
Date: 2018 (Copyright)Countries: Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, GreeceDirector: Adina Pintilie
Synopsis: A filmmaker and her characters begin a personal research project about intimacy. Craving for intimacy yet also deeply afraid of it, they work to overcome old patterns, defense mechanisms and taboos, to cut the cord and finally be free.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Affection, Therapeutics, Body image
Releases
Date: 30 May 2018Country: RomaniaRelease type: FestivalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.78:1Runtime: 90 mins Dialogue (original): English / Dialogue (original): German
Date: 18 October 2018Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.78:1Runtime: 90 mins Dialogue (original): English / Dialogue (original): German / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: MUBI
Credits
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©: Manekino Film, ©: Rohfilm Productions, ©: Pink, ©: Agitprop, ©: Les Films de l'Etranger, Production Company: Manekino Film, in co-production with: Rohfilm Productions, in co-production with: Pink, in co-production with: Agitprop, Les Films de l'Etranger, with the support of: Romanian National Film Center, with the support of: Eurimages, with the support of: Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, with the support of: Torino Filmlab, with the support of: CzechRepublic State Cinematography Fund, with the support of: Bulgarian National Film Center, Eurométropole de Strasbourg, with the participation of: HBO Romania, Romanian Television Society, with the support of: Sensiblu, Christian Tour, in co-operation with: The Post Republic, Developed with support of: TorinoFilmLab, Developed with support of: Creative Europe, Developed with support of: CineMart, Developed with support of: CineLink Industry Days, Developed with support of: See Cinema Network, Developed with support of: Cinéfondation L'Atelier, Developed with support of: Binger Filmlab, Nipkow Programm, Presents: Manekino Film, Producer: Bianca Oana, Producer: Philippe Avril, Producer: Adina Pintilie, Co-producer: Benny Drechshel, Co-producer: Radovan Sibrt, Co-producer: Alzbeta Karaskova, Co-producer: Martichka Bozhilova, Line Producer: Bianca Oana, National Line Producer: Karsten Frank, Jakub PInkava, Associate Producer: Karsten Frank, Associate Producer: Neda Milanova, Associate Producer: Anne Grange, Associate Producer: Anamaria Antoci, Associate Producer: Laura Georgescu-Baron, Associate Producer: Anca Vlasceanu, Associate Producer: Ana Alexieva, Production Manager: Catalin Neagoe, Production Manager: Nicole Zscherny, Production Co-ordinator: Mihaela Stanescu, Accounting: Cristina Serafim, Accounting: Florina Baicu, Accounting: Dominique Boisbeau, Accounting: Christin Kohler, Accounting: Facta s.r.o., Accounting: Stoyanka Ivanova, Emilia Ivanova, Set Manager: Stephan Busch, Location Management: Arpad Cseh, Location Management: Karsten Frank, Location Management: Hermann Lammel, Georgia Mihalcea, Assistant Director: Bianca Oana, Assistant Director: Monica Lazurean-Gorgan, Assistant Director: Jette Blumler, Assistant Director: Anca Butoi, Script Supervisor: Andra Barbuica, Casting Director: Florentina Bratfanov, Casting Director: Tanja Schuh, Casting Director: Maya Serrulla, Casting Director: Magdelena Ilieva, Casting Director: Ivan Kotsev, Written by: Adina Pintilie, Touch therapy workshop – concept: Julia Sparmann, Adina Pintilie, Director of Photography: George Chiper-Lillemark, Additional Images: Dragos Hanciu, Second Camera Operator: Laurentiu Raducanu, Steadicam Operator: Stefan Mangir, Visual Effects Supervisor: Matei Ovejanu, Special Effects: Adrian Popescu, Sorin Udroiu, Edited by: Adina Pintilie, Associate Editor: Dragos Apetri, Assistant Editor: Alice Gheorghiu, Assistant Editor: Iulian Nunu, Assistant Editor: Ruxandra Pintilie, Assistant Editor: Georgiana Surugiu, Production Designer: Adrian Cristea, Bondage Artist: Ater Crudus, Property Master: Cosmin Cornisor, Property Master: Ivelina Mineva, Oskar Steven Hopp, Costume Designer: Maria Pitea, Make-up Artist: Ioana Covali, Hair Stylist: Alex Gherase, Hair Stylist: Milen Ivanov, Composer: Ivo Paunov, Vocals: Diana Miron, Choreography: Paul Dunca, Sound Designer: Dominik Dolejsi, Sound Recordist: Veselin Zografov, Sound Mixer: Petr Cechák, Sound Editor: Dominik Dolejsi, Stunts: Doru Raceala, Psychotherapy Consultant: Ileana Botezat Antonescu, Psychotherapy Consultant: Helen Charmichael, Annie Vermaat, Touch Therapy Workshop - Trainer: Julia Sparmann, Bodywork Therapy Consultant: Sarah Rodewald, Martina Kuenzel, Dialogue Coach: Alexandru Mihaescu, Dialogue Coach: Clemens Hollingsworth
Cast
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Laura Benson (Laura), Tómas Lemarquis (Tomas), Christian Bayerlein (Christian), Grit Uhlemann (Grit), Adina Pintilie (Adina), Hanna Hofmann (Hanna), Seani Love (Seani), Irmena Chichikova (Mona), Rainer Steffen (Stefan), Georgi Naldzhiev (male escort), Dirk Lange (Radu), Annett Sawallisch (nurse)