Engel & Joe (2001)

A love story about a 17 year old punk-rocker and a 15 year old runaway girl

Director:

Vanessa Jopp

Writers:

Kai Hermann (screenplay), Vanessa Jopp (author),

Stars:

Robert Stadlober, Jana Pallaske, Lena Sabine Berg

4 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Stadlober	...	Engel
Jana Pallaske	...	Joe
Lena Sabine Berg	...	Meret, Joes Mutter
Mirko Lang	...	Alex
Stefanie Mühlhan	...	Spasti (as Steffi Mülhan)
Nadja Bobyleva	...	Asi
Oliver Wolter	...	Maria
Michel Besl	...	Stinki
Simon Solbert	...	Ringo
Dorina Maltschewa	...	Mücke
David Winter
André Dietz	...	Olaf
Manuel Cortez
Markus Meisinger
Carolin Gralla

Storyline

The runaway teenager Joe leaves her dysfunctional mother after being beat by her lover Harry. She meets Engel and his punk friends on the streets and the boy lodges her in the abandoned building where he lives. Engel tells her that he dreams on living in the mountains in a community of his own, raising animals and planting his own food, and they fall in love for each other. When Joe gets pregnant, Engel assumes the baby, but without a profession, the young couple faces serious financial difficulties and problems. When Engel gets addicted on drugs, he drags Joe to a low life including prostitution. But there is light in the mountain.

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Plot Keywords:

punk | graveyard | dysfunctional family | shoplifting | child welfare | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

25 October 2001 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Hexe & Zottel

Filming Locations:

Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

DEM 5,800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Neue Impuls Film, Prokino Filmproduktion, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Joe: She is so sweet. What's her name?
Engel: It's a he. Django. And you?
Joe: Joe, actually Johanna, but...
Engel: My name is also stupid. Engel. It's my last name.
Joe: What's your first name?
Engel: I forgot.

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Connections

References Marienhof (1992)

User Reviews

Small Review

Absolutely fantastic film, wonderful direction, absolutely ridiculously great soundtrack, and incredable acting, This film really shows love at its largest and really captures the essence of Colognes underground life, with young actors such as Pallaske and Stadlober the script could not of been better performed and these 2 seem to have a very bright and positive future in german film ahead of them! Wonderful! A must see for any German Speaker!