The Other Hand (1997)
"Die zweite Hand" (original title)

He has a good life, celebrates holidays, gets drunk and is picked up by the local cop who forgets about him in the jail cell.

Director:

Urs Buehler

Writer:

Urs Buehler

Stars:

Dirk Martens, Gundula Rapsch, Horst Warning

Cast

Cast overview:
Dirk Martens	...	Erich Kudelski
Gundula Rapsch	...	Vera Kudelski
Horst Warning	...	Old Cop Truniger
Pasquale Aleardi	...	Young Cop Canonica
René Schönenberger	...	Dr. Steiner
Tonia Maria Zindel	...	Nurse Julie
Antoine Monot Jr.	...	Paramedic
Roeland Wiesnekker	...	Paramedic Driver

Storyline

It is the story of a happy man who's been jailed only to dry out his drunkenness. But he's forgotten. Deep down in the basement of a local police station. It is the story of a sudden fight for survival. It happened just over night. Accidentally but merciless. There is no water. But a stove that slowly converts the room into a sauna. There is his wife reporting him missing ten feet above in the same local police station. He can even hear her through the old AC system. But he can't call her. His voice has dried out. From an ordinary man's life right into bare horror: an existentialistic thriller.

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Taglines:

He had to spend just one night in jail - if they hadn't forgotten him.

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Genres:

Short | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Switzerland

Language:

German

Also Known As:

The Other Hand

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aries Films, Grifter Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

41 min

Color:

Color

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