A superb existential thriller from Austria that haunts you long after you leave the theater. Writer and director Götz Spielmann cleverly uses the thriller genre to go deeper into the psyche of people. Small time criminal Alex works in a brothel where he falls in love with the Ukrainian prostitute Tamara. In order to escape their lives, Alex plans to rob the bank in his estranged father's village. However after the robbery, Tamara gets killed by local policeman Robert that leaves both Alex and Robert shuttered. Spielmann gets you drawn to the lives of these people with the help of talented cast and crew. He avoids cheap sentimentality and the use of music to manipulate. YRCinema's coverage of AFI Fest 2008.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
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A superb existential thriller from Austria that haunts you long after you leave the theater. Writer and director Götz Spielmann cleverly uses the thriller genre to go deeper into the psyche of people. Small time criminal Alex works in a brothel where he falls in love with the Ukrainian prostitute Tamara. In order to escape their lives, Alex plans to rob the bank in his estranged father's village. However after the robbery, Tamara gets killed by local policeman Robert that leaves both Alex and Robert shuttered. Spielmann gets you drawn to the lives of these people with the help of talented cast and crew. He avoids cheap sentimentality and the use of music to manipulate. YRCinema's coverage of AFI Fest 2008.
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