year of production : 2008
with Johannes Krisch, Irina otapenko, Ursula Strauss, Hannes Thankeiser, Andreas Lust, Hanno Poschl
Category : Fiction
Country : Autriche
Language : Allemand
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Alex is a driver and henchman for brothel owner Konecny. He is having a secret affair with one of the girls working at the brothel - Tamara from the Ukraine. Their love for each other is not the only bond - they are both determined to escape their current wretched situation. The time for their escape dawns when Konecny allows one his underworld buddies to brutally mistreat Tamara.

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The jury's word : A very thoroughfully written and directed film about the struggle for a better, for a civil life. The director chooses the form of a calm and quiet drama to tell a very universal, emotional story about the loss of dreams, about moral values, love and forgiveness. What makes "Revanche" so much different of linear dramas or simple-crime-movies are it‘s very subtle interpreted, multi-dimensional characters and the writer-director is supported here by magnificent actors who are responsible for the films incredible richness.

The Jury BERLIN PANORAMA 2008:
François Aymé, Cinéma Jean Eustache - Pessac, France
Tibor Biró, Cine-Mis Ltd - Miskolc, Hungary
Steffen Heinke, Kino Passage - Erlenbach, Germany