Martin Brambach is drawn to the mountains in the film "An Alpine Hut for Two". In an interview, he reveals whether he got along with the dialect.
"Tatort" fans know Martin Brambrach (52, "The Reader") as Police Chief Peter Michael Schnabel, who goes on the hunt for criminals with the Dresden team. But the actor is not only at home in the crime world. In the new ARD film "Eine Almhütte für Zwei" (5.9, 8:15 p.m., the first) he mimes the clumsy Christian Spengler, whose mentally handicapped daughter Beate (Anna Drexler, 30) is on vacation in deep Bavaria from the alpine farmer Leonhard ( Tom Beck, 42) becomes pregnant.
Director Benedikt Röskau (58) addresses a very serious topic in the film: Are people with disabilities allowed to have children? In an interview with the news agency spot on news, he reveals how Brambach personally feels about this topic and whether he slipped into his lederhosen himself while filming in the mountains.
A lot of Bavarian is spoken in "Eine Almhütte für Zwei". How difficult was it to understand the dialect?
Martin Brambach: I am often and gladly in Bavaria and have lived in Vienna for ten years – the dialect isn't that difficult. In contrast to e.g. Kölsch. Although I played theater there for two years, in the end I still didn't really understand the canteen keeper …
Did you slip into your lederhosen while filming?
Brambach: No. But two years ago I was invited to the Oktoberfest and I actually bought leather pants for that.
Do you sometimes go to the mountains?
Brambach: Yes, I am drawn to the mountains. During the filming, too, I went hiking extensively whenever possible. Once a year, mostly for skiing, I go to the mountains with the whole family.
Vacation in a lonely hut in the mountains: an absolute nightmare or pure relaxation?
Brambach: Pure relaxation, of course! What a wonderful performance. Maybe even without electricity. Chopping wood, drinking mountain water and neither cell phone nor WiFi.
Your figure looks like a haven of peace in the family. Are you the same in your private life?
Brambach: If you ask me: yes. If you ask my family the answer might be different. And they are probably right. I try to be calm and balancing, but I often panic and, unfortunately, sometimes a bit choleric. But life would be boring if you were always perfect.
How was the collaboration with Tom Beck and Annette Frier?
Brambach: I already knew Tom from "Alarm für Cobra 11" and can only say: He is an extremely funny, very collegial, humble and great actor. Annette is one of my favorite actresses. She is so fun to work with. She is always well prepared, alert, open and has incredible energy. But also a great imagination. She is fast, unpretentious, incredibly funny and one of the best actresses in Germany.
The film "An Alpine Hut for Two" revolves around the subject of disabilities. Do you think that the topic of inclusion is discussed enough in public in Germany?
Brambach: No. This issue should be approached much more openly. It is not enough if schools are forced to offer inclusion – but there is neither enough money nor skilled workers and at the same time the special schools specializing in funding are being dismantled.
The big question in the film is: Are people with disabilities allowed to have children? What is your attitude towards it?
Brambach: I think that every living being on our planet should have the right to self-determination to decide on such a question. After all, there is no aptitude test for becoming parents required of so-called "healthy people" – because it is a human right to decide for yourself.