2007 | Color | 2h 01 A happily married couple strikes up an unlikely friendship with a man whose life has been marked by chaos and violence. Alex is a small-time criminal who after a stint in prison finds himself working for Konecny, a pimp who runs a grimy brothel. Unbeknownst to Konecny, Alex is also involved with Tamara, one of his whores. Wanting to make some quick cash, Alex robs a bank in a nearby small town and hides out in a farm owned by his grandfather. Alex tries to keep a low profile while waiting for Tamara to join him in the country, and he?s assailed by boredom and despair, but his mood brightens when he strikes up a friendship with Susanne, a cheerful and generous woman who lives nearby. But Alex?s new friend happens to be married to Robert, a member of the local police force. Country: Austria Direction: Spielmann; Götz Script: Spielmann; Götz Production: Bohle; Sandra, Spielmann; Götz, Stussak; Heinz, Forberg; Mathias Photography: Gschlacht; Martin Sound: Ebner; Heinz Cast:Krisch; Johannes, Potapenko; Irina, Strauss; Ursula, Lust; Andreas, Thanheiser; Hannes, Pöschl; Hanno Participation year at FICM: 2008
2007 | Color | 2h 01 A happily married couple strikes up an unlikely friendship with a man whose life has been marked by chaos and violence. Alex is a small-time criminal who after a stint in prison finds himself working for Konecny, a pimp who runs a grimy brothel. Unbeknownst to Konecny, Alex is also involved with Tamara, one of his whores. Wanting to make some quick cash, Alex robs a bank in a nearby small town and hides out in a farm owned by his grandfather. Alex tries to keep a low profile while waiting for Tamara to join him in the country, and he?s assailed by boredom and despair, but his mood brightens when he strikes up a friendship with Susanne, a cheerful and generous woman who lives nearby. But Alex?s new friend happens to be married to Robert, a member of the local police force. Country: Austria Direction: Spielmann; Götz Script: Spielmann; Götz Production: Bohle; Sandra, Spielmann; Götz, Stussak; Heinz, Forberg; Mathias Photography: Gschlacht; Martin Sound: Ebner; Heinz Cast:Krisch; Johannes, Potapenko; Irina, Strauss; Ursula, Lust; Andreas, Thanheiser; Hannes, Pöschl; Hanno Participation year at FICM: 2008
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