{{Infobox film | name = We Are Next of Kin | image = We Are Next of Kin 2022.jpeg | alt = | caption = | native_name = {{Infobox name module|german|Wir sind dann wohl die Angehörigen}} | director = Hans-Christian Schmid | writer = | screenplay = | story = | based_on = | producer = | starring = | narrator = | cinematography = | editing = | music = | studio = 23/5 Filmproduktion<ref name=SD/> | distributor = | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2022|11|03|ref1=<ref name=SD/>}} | runtime = 118 minutes<ref name=SD/> | country = Germany | language = | budget = | gross = }} '''''We Are Next of Kin''''' ({{langx|de|Wir sind dann wohl die Angehörigen}}) is a 2022 German coming-of-age psychological drama film directed by Hans-Christian Schmid, based on the autobiographical book of the same name by Johann Scheerer.<ref name=SD/><ref name="fr.de"/> The story is about the kidnapping of Jan Philipp Reemtsma, but from the point of view of his son Johann, then 13 years old. Following its premiere at the 2022 Hamburg Film Festival, it was released in German cinemas on 3 November 2022.<ref name=SD/>
== Cast == *Claude Heinrich: Johann Scheerer *Adina Vetter: Ann Kathrin Scheerer *Justus von Dohnányi: Johann Schwenn *{{ill|Hans Löw|de|Hans Löw (Schauspieler)}}: Christian Schneider *Yorck Dippe: Vera *Enno Trebs: Nickel *Fabian Hinrichs: Rainer Osthoff *Philipp Hauß: Jan Philipp Reemtsma *Theresa Berlage: Claudia Brockmann *Knud Riepen: Michael Herrmann *Jan-Peter Kampwirth: Pastor Christian Arndt *Uwe Zerwer: Professor Clausen *Caspar Hoffman: Tobias *Oskar Lampen: Kai *Ivo Dahlmann: Daniel *Tim Porath: Jürgen Jaitner
== Reception == Daniel Kothenschulte praised the film in the ''Frankfurter Rundschau'' as "a rare gem of German cinema". It is a "psychological drama of seductive power".<ref name="fr.de">{{cite news|url=https://www.fr.de/kultur/tv-kino/wir-sind-dann-wohl-die-angehoerigen-im-kino-chronik-einer-verhinderten-tragoedie-91890135.html|title="Wir sind dann wohl die Angehörigen" im Kino – Chronik einer verhinderten Tragödie.|website=Frankfurter Rundschau|access-date=21 February 2023}}</ref> In his film review in the ''Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung'', Andreas Kilb acknowledged Schmid's ability to have a clear stance and an unshakable visual instinct.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/kino/film-wir-sind-dann-wohl-die-angehoerigen-im-kino-18432121.html|title=Auf der Rasierklinge des Unheils.|website=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung|access-date=21 February 2023}}</ref>
Martina Knoben wrote in the ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' that the film is “[really] […] completely unsentimental”, “almost brutally sober. Entertainment cinema likes to find the silver lining in tragedies, but Hans-Christian Schmid denies any meaning to the perpetrators and the crime."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/film-wir-sind-dann-wohl-die-angehoerigen-1.5682694|title=Vorher wusste ich nicht, was Angst ist|website=Süddeutsche Zeitung|access-date=21 February 2023}}</ref> In ''Deutschlandfunk Kultur'', Jörg Taszman called the production a "strong piece of cinema with excellent actors ". The director manages to "maintain the suspense, capturing the endless and grueling wait in a subtle way".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/wir-sind-dann-wohl-die-angehorigen-film-kino-reemtsma-100.html|title=Die Reemtsma-Entführung als Kammerspiel.|website=Deutschlandfunk Kultur|access-date=21 February 2023}}</ref>
In his review in ''Screen Daily'', Tim Gierson said it is "a slow-burn drama (...) Schmid subtly illustrates how this gruelling odyssey has forever changed a family".<ref name=SD>{{cite news|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/we-are-next-of-kin-hamburg-review/5174813.article|title='We Are Next Of Kin': Hamburg Review|website=Screen Daily|access-date=21 February 2023}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{Official|https://wir-sind-dann-wohl-die-angehoerigen.film/}} * {{IMDb title}} * [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/we_are_next_of_kin Rotten Tomatoes]
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Category:2022 German films Category:2022 German-language films Category:2022 drama films Category:German coming-of-age drama films Category:2020s coming-of-age drama films Category:Films directed by Hans-Christian Schmid