Revanche (2008)
Directed by Götz Spielmann / Gotz Spielmann
Genres - Drama, Romance, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Crime Drama |
Release Date - May 1, 2009 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 121 min. |
Countries - Austria, Germany |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
A happily married couple becomes unlikely friends with a man whose life has been marked by chaos and violence in this drama from Austria. Alex (Johannes Krisch) is a small-time criminal who, after a stretch in prison, finds himself working for Konecny (Hanno Pöschl), who runs a grimy house of prostitution; unknown to Konecny, Alex is also involved with Tamara (Irina Potapenko), one of his whores. Wanting to raise some quick cash, Alex robs a bank in a nearby small town and hides out on a farm owned by his grandfather (Hannes Thanheiser) while he waits for the heat to cool down. Alex tries to keep a low profile in the country, and he's troubled by boredom and despair, but his mood brightens when he strikes up a friendship with Susanne (Ursula Strauss), a cheerful and generous woman who lives nearby. But Alex's new friend happens to be married to Robert (Andreas Lust), a member of the local police force. Revanche was screened as an official entry at the 2008 Berlin Film Festival.
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Keywords
criminal, ex-convict, farmer, grandfather, police-officer, prostitute/prostitution
Attributes
High Artistic Quality