Verschwinde von hier (1999) (TV)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Franziska Buch

Writer:

Franziska Buch (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Jonathan Beck	...	Lukas
Michael Brandner	...	Janosch
Gruschenka Stevens
Martin Feifel
Marita Breuer
Simon Glöcklhofer
Manuel Markus
Sidonie von Krosigk	...	Barbara
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ljubisa Ristic	...	Pokerspieler

Also Known As:

'Get Outa Here (International: English title)

Runtime:

90 min (Max Ophüls Festival)

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Company:

Maran Film

Canary or Wolf?

Tales of difficult childhoods in dysfunctional families, stories of lost innocence and coming-of-age in a street-, junkie- or criminal milieu belong (for reasons I don't understand myself since I grew up pretty protected) to my favourite motives in a film. Real children are neither sweet angels (as in a John Hughes film) nor little monsters (as in many horror-movies) but something in between. They can be mature and irresponsible, clever and stupid, cute and cruel all at the same time.

I won't go into detail about the story of "Verschwinde von hier" but I'll just say that I loved the characters of Lukas and his sister and that all actors were wonderful. If you also like this subject-matter let me recommend some similar German movies: "Kinderspiele", "Svens Geheimnis", "Asphaltflimmern", "Abgefahren" and the classics "Bübchen", "Nordsee ist Mordsee" and "Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo"