Synopsis
- This is the story of an addiction, the Story of an addict. Addicted to life but searching the near death experience. Werner Koenig was one of the heroes of the new economy. With his film trading company Helcon MEDIA AG he understood himself as a global player. The talented skier and former European sailing champion loved speed and taking risks, in his job as well as in private life. With luck and unbreakable will he survived an avalanche in 1993. In November 2000 he starts again for a deep snow skiing trip, it was his last.
Crew
- Director: Klaus Stern
- Screenplay: Klaus Stern
- Director of photography: Harald Schmuck
- Editor (Cut): Friederike Anders
- Composer: Michael Kadelbach
- Commissioning Editor: Heribert Blondiau
- Sound: Paul Faltz
- Production company: Sternfilm
- coproduced by: Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Awards
- (2010) Hessischer Filmpreis 2008
Festivals
- (2007) Kasseler Dokumentarfilmfest, Kassel
- (2008) Max Ophüls Preis, Saaarbrücken
