Zeiten ändern dich
Encyclopedia
Zeiten ändern dich is a German
biographical film
directed by Uli Edel
and starring Bushido
, Elyas M'Barek, Moritz Bleibtreu
, Karoline Schuch, Fler
, Kay One
and Nyze. The film is based on Bushido's 2008 autobiography. The film premiered in Berlin
on 3 February 2010.
, Anis Ferchichi (Bushido) celebrates with his birthday with his crew on the tour bus. Ferchichi gets a letter from his father. This brings back memories of his difficult childhood in Berlin
; these are shown through flashbacks
.
Ferchichi spends his childhood in a deprived area of Berlin, with his Tunisian father, German mother, and younger brother. He grew up in a violent environment and often watched his father beating
his mother. He is a poor student, but embraces music.
He goes to college and leaves his girlfriend after she is unfaithful to him. He earns good money selling drugs. Celebrating his success as a drug dealer at a party, he meets Selina, who becomes his new girlfriend.
One day, drug dealers break into the apartment Ferchichi shares with his family, tie up his mother and his brother Sercan, ransack their possessions and steal their money. After this experience, Ferchichi spends more time with his friends.
Years later, Ferchichi, now an adult, starts freestyle rapping with his friends, including Patrick Losensky (Fler). A video game inspires Ferchichi to begin calling himself "Bushido". He and Fler sign a record contract with the record label Hardcore Berlin, based on Aggro Berlin
. Bushido leaves Hardcore Berlin following a dispute with his manager as the film ends.
Songs taken from Bushido albums:
Other songs:
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
biographical film
Biographical film
A biographical film, or biopic , is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people. They differ from films “based on a true story” or “historical films” in that they attempt to comprehensively tell a person’s life story or at least the most historically important years of their...
directed by Uli Edel
Uli Edel
Uli Edel is a German film director.-Work:After studying theatre science in Munich, he was accepted into Munich Film School alongside Bernd Eichinger. Uli befriended him and they started working together on their exercise movies, sharing a love for the nouvelle vague and Italian neorealism as well...
and starring Bushido
Bushido (rapper)
Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi, , better known as Bushido, is a German rapper. The word Bushido is Japanese and means "Way of the Warrior". He also uses the pseudonym Sonny Black, based on Dominic Napolitano. As of 2009, he sold more than 1,5 million albums in Germany alone...
, Elyas M'Barek, Moritz Bleibtreu
Moritz Bleibtreu
Moritz Bleibtreu is a German actor.Bleibtreu was born in Munich, the son of actors Monica Bleibtreu and Hans Brenner, and the great-grand-nephew of the actress Hedwig Bleibtreu.Bleibtreu grew up in Hamburg...
, Karoline Schuch, Fler
Fler
Patrick Losensky better known as Fler, is a German rapper. He also uses the pseudonym Frank White after the character in King of New York....
, Kay One
Kay One (rapper)
Kenneth Glöckler is a German rapper known as Kay One, who is signed as artist to sublabel ersguterjunge. He is of Filipino descent.- Early life and career :...
and Nyze. The film is based on Bushido's 2008 autobiography. The film premiered in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
on 3 February 2010.
Plot
During a performance tour in GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Anis Ferchichi (Bushido) celebrates with his birthday with his crew on the tour bus. Ferchichi gets a letter from his father. This brings back memories of his difficult childhood in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
; these are shown through flashbacks
Flashback (narrative)
Flashback is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point the story has reached. Flashbacks are often used to recount events that happened before the story’s primary sequence of events or to fill in crucial backstory...
.
Ferchichi spends his childhood in a deprived area of Berlin, with his Tunisian father, German mother, and younger brother. He grew up in a violent environment and often watched his father beating
Domestic violence
Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence , is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation...
his mother. He is a poor student, but embraces music.
He goes to college and leaves his girlfriend after she is unfaithful to him. He earns good money selling drugs. Celebrating his success as a drug dealer at a party, he meets Selina, who becomes his new girlfriend.
One day, drug dealers break into the apartment Ferchichi shares with his family, tie up his mother and his brother Sercan, ransack their possessions and steal their money. After this experience, Ferchichi spends more time with his friends.
Years later, Ferchichi, now an adult, starts freestyle rapping with his friends, including Patrick Losensky (Fler). A video game inspires Ferchichi to begin calling himself "Bushido". He and Fler sign a record contract with the record label Hardcore Berlin, based on Aggro Berlin
Aggro Berlin
Aggro Berlin was a German hip-hop independent record label based in Berlin, Germany that existed from 1 January 2001 until 1 April 2009. Three artists; Sido, Tony D and Kitty Kat were signed with the label at the time of its closure....
. Bushido leaves Hardcore Berlin following a dispute with his manager as the film ends.
Production
- Karel Gott appears and performs the song "Für immer jungFür immer jung"Für immer jung" is a song by Czech schlager singer Karel Gott, and a cover of Alphaville's hit song "Forever Young", with German song lyrics...
" at the Brandenburger Tor alongside Bushido. - Martin SemmelroggeMartin SemmelroggeMartin Semmelrogge is a German actor, best known for his role as the comical 2WO in the film Das Boot...
has a cameo appearance as a tattoo artistTattoo artistA tattoo artist is an individual who applies permanent decorative tattoos, often in an established business called a tattoo shop, tattoo studio or tattoo parlour...
. - Fler designed the grafitti appearing in the film.
- In the film, Aggro Berlin is called "Hardcore Berlin" and SidoSido (rapper)Paul Hartmut Würdig , better known as Sido, is a German rapper.The name "Sido" is an abbreviation which stands for "superintelligentes Drogenopfer" or "Scheiße in dein Ohr" in earlier times.Würdig distinguishes himself by using provocative and aggressive lyrics...
is called "Skalpell".
Cast
- Anis "Bushido" Ferchichi as Himself
- Elyas M'Barek as Young Anis Ferchichi
- Moritz Bleibtreu as Arafat Abou-Chaker
- Hannelore ElsnerHannelore ElsnerHannelore Elsner is a German actress. After finishing drama school she worked in theatres in Berlin and München. Later she starred in films and TV series such as Die Schwarzwaldklinik...
as Anis's mother - Mina Tander as Young Anis's mother
- Karoline Schuch as Selina
- Katja FlintKatja FlintKatja Flint is a German actress.Flint grew up in Utah and married German actor Heiner Lauterbach. They have a son named Oskar...
as Selina's mother - Uwe OchsenknechtUwe OchsenknechtUwe Adam Ochsenknecht is a German actor and singer.-Work:Films Uwe Ochsenknecht has starred in include Schtonk!, Das Boot and the TV miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune.-Personal life:...
as Selina's father - Patrick "Fler" Losensky as Himself
- Kenneth "Kay One" Glöckler as Himself
- Mirco "Nyze" Rollmann as Himself
Soundtrack
Information taken from the film's end credits.Songs taken from Bushido albums:
- "Zeiten ändern sich" and "Reich mir nicht deine Hand" (from 77 (Bushido album)7 is the seventh studio album by German rapper Bushido. The album was already certified gold before its official release only through subscriptions. This album released as Standart and Limited Edition...
) - "Electrofaust" credited as "Dein Bezirk" (Rap Acappella) (from Vom Bordstein bis zur SkylineVom Bordstein bis zur SkylineVom Bordstein bis zur Skyline is the first solo album by Bushido, released in July 14, 2003 under the label Aggro Berlin and was later indexed. The album reached #88 in the German Media Control Charts. It was entirely produced by Bushido and DJ Ilan.- Indexing :The youth welfare office from...
) - "4, 3, 2, 1 (Vielen Dank Aggro Berlin)" and "Für immer jungFür immer jung"Für immer jung" is a song by Czech schlager singer Karel Gott, and a cover of Alphaville's hit song "Forever Young", with German song lyrics...
" (feat. Karel GottKarel GottKarel Gott is a Czech Schlager singer, and an amateur painter. He is considered as the most successful male singer in former Czechoslovakia and currently in the Czech Republic; he has being voted the Most Favorite Male Singer in the annual national pool Český slavík in total thirty-six times...
) (from Heavy Metal PaybackHeavy Metal PaybackHeavy Metal Payback is the sixth solo album by German rapper Bushido, released October 10, 2008 under the record label ersguterjunge. The title of the album was taken from an earlier song entitled "Heavy Metal Payback" from Aggro Ansage Nr. 2. 3 Singles were released: "Ching Ching", "Für immer...
) - "Intro" (from King of KingZKing of KingZKing of KingZ is a demo album by Bushido released 2001 on tape. In 2003 it was rereleased by German label Aggro Berlin and indexed by the BPjM in 2005...
)
Other songs:
- "Freestyle" - Bushido
- "Weißt du wohin" - Karel GottKarel GottKarel Gott is a Czech Schlager singer, and an amateur painter. He is considered as the most successful male singer in former Czechoslovakia and currently in the Czech Republic; he has being voted the Most Favorite Male Singer in the annual national pool Český slavík in total thirty-six times...
- "Beats" - Bushido feat. Sissi Boo
- "Die Biene Maja" - Karel Gott
- "Go Get It" - Calvin Samuel, Josh Kessler, Keith Salandy & Marc Ferrari
- "Belly Dancer" - Philippe Guez
- "Nomad's Land" - Philippe Guez
- "Gangsta" - Derrick Carolina, Jahmal Durham & Mack Tompkins
- "After The Violence" - Andrea Coclough
- "Bedouin Life" - Robert Joseph Walsh
- "Jail Time" - Jack Elliot
- "Let Me See You Move" - Eliot Pulse & Ray Mitti
- "Baza" - George Fenion & John Herbert Leach
- "Boogie" - Stephan "Gudze" Hinz