Alex, an ex-con working as muscle in a Vienna brothel, dreams of escaping with his girlfriend Tamara, who also works there. Their attempt to break free sets off a chain of events that links their fate with a rural police officer and his troubled… Read more
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Movie · Crime · Drama
2008 · 2h 1m · ★ 85% (33K)
Whose fault is it if life doesn't go your way?
Director: Götz Spielmann
Starring: Johannes Krisch, Irina Potapenko, Andreas Lust
Overview
Alex, an ex-con working as muscle in a Vienna brothel, dreams of escaping with his girlfriend Tamara, who also works there. Their attempt to break free sets off a chain of events that links their fate with a rural police officer and his troubled marriage. As their lives intersect, a quiet struggle unfolds between guilt, grief, and the desire for redemption.
Director
Götz Spielmann
Production
Spielmannfilm, Prisma Film
Cast
Johannes Krisch, Irina Potapenko, Andreas Lust, Ursula Strauss, Hanno Pöschl, Johannes Thanheiser, Linde Prelog, Michael-Joachim Heiss, Rainer Gradischnig, Toni Slama, Johannes Zeiler, Max Schmiedl, Magdalena Kropiunig, Nicoletta Prokes, Elisabetha Pejcinoska, Aniko Bärkanyi, Annamaria Haytö, Haris Bilajbegovic, Aleksander Reljic-Bohigas, Günther Laha