Location: Aula, MOP
Moderated by: Prodekan Prof. Andreas Pawlitzki

We are happy to show movie byy Prof. Oliver Schwabe:

Die Zwillinge Bill und Tom Kaulitz gründen früh eine Band, werden als Tokio Hotel weltweit berühmt und erleben extremen Erfolg – bis sie sich ausgebrannt zurückziehen, - um ihre Freiheit wiederzufinden. In dieser Phase begleitet sie Oliver Schwabe und zeigt in persönlichen Einblicken, wie sie mit Ruhm, Identität und ihrem Traum weiter umgehen.

TOKIO HOTEL - HINTER DIE WELT
A moviie by Oliver Schwabe
D, 2017, 90 Min.

Tokio Hotel are back. For several years now, they’ve been thrilling new and old fans alike on TV shows, podcasts, and Netflix. 

When the film was made in 2016, none of this was yet foreseeable: at the age of nine, twins Bill and Tom Kaulitz from Magdeburg decided they wanted to become famous. At age twelve, together with Gustav Schäfer and Georg Listing, they form a band to conquer the world starting in 2005 under the name Tokio Hotel. They are admired, mocked, hated, and adored. Their success is massive: platinum in 68 countries, sold-out concerts, and the androgynous Bill becomes a style icon.

Then, in their early twenties, a sudden halt: the twins - rich and famous - flee in a private jet to Los Angeles, leaving behind thousands of enthusiastic fans and a life behind protective walls. They want their freedom back... and at first don’t know how or if things will continue. 

During this break, Oliver Schwabe meets up with the band. He accompanies Bill and Tom through the lonely deserts of California and Gustav and Georg to the banks of the Elbe. He joins the band on tour in France, Germany, Russia, and Mexico - in smaller venues back then - and is present in the studio during the album’s production. 

In intimate interviews, Bill, Tom, Gustav, and Georg talk about the price of success, the twins’ inseparable bond, love, sexuality, home, and music. Undeterred, the band - which has already experienced it all - continues to pursue the dream that began in their childhood, and the Tokio Hotel pop fairy tale enters its next chapter.