C.O.B. — Civil­ians On The Bat­tle­field

„C.O.B“ tells the story of four Germans – two men and two women – who are all around 30 and work as „war extras“ for the U.S. Army at a combat training center in the Bavarian forest. For a few weeks, they play-act at being Arabian terrorists and simulate worst-case scenarios, on German territory. What reasons and motivations did the four protagonists have for their decision to work for the U.S. Army? How did it change their lives? Can you be for peace and yet work for war? These discrepancies between thoughts and actions form an essential part of the film.

Credits

Script:

Teresina Mosciatello

Camera:

Jakob C. Rühle

Teresina Mosciatello

Editing:

Nelia Ibeh

Producer:

Teresina Mosciatello

Sound:

John P. Foerster

Music:

Fuji von Utidi

Creutzfeld

TonSteineScherben

Film info

Direction:

Teresina Mosciatello

Genre:

documentary

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Sinafilm

Production:

2006

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

Dolby Digital

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

86