Out of Hand (2005)
"Keller - Teenage Wasteland" (original title)

Sebastian and Paul are two bored boys about 16 years of age. They drink alcohol, steal - and attend a private school. They can't find a sense of meaning in their present adolescent ... See full summary »

Director:

Eva Urthaler

Writer:

Eva Urthaler

Stars:

Elisabetta Rocchetti, Ludwig Trepte, Sergej Moya

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Elisabetta Rocchetti	...	Sonja
Ludwig Trepte	...	Paul
Sergej Moya	...	Sebastian
Georg Friedrich	...	Chris
Birgit Doll	...	Paul's mother
Ana Stefanovic	...	Sonjas Kollegin
Lisa Loibl	...	Mädchen Spielplatz #1
Anita Schmid	...	Mädchen Spielplatz #2
Sarah Trotz	...	Mädchen Spielplatz #3

Storyline

Sebastian and Paul are two bored boys about 16 years of age. They drink alcohol, steal - and attend a private school. They can't find a sense of meaning in their present adolescent existence. They abduct Sonja and lock her in an old, abandoned factory building. But what shall they do with her? Disorientation, fear, desire and also love are changing to cruel aggressivity.

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Plot Keywords:

male masturbation | teenage boy | kidnapping | female nudity | teen | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Italy Germany Austria

Language:

German

Release Date:

6 March 2008 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Keller

Filming Locations:

Vienna, Austria

Company Credits

Production Co:

Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion GmbH, Elektrofilm Postproduction Facilities, Känguruh Film GmbH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Eternal Moment"
Performed by Convertible

User Reviews

Disturbing and powerful

This is a disturbing and powerful first film from a woman director who did no other films before that and went to no film school. You can't tell from the film. It looks like the work of an experienced professional who knows exactly how to direct the cast and use the language of film to get the desired effects. Two teenage boys meet and strike up a friendship in a short time. They are caught stealing in a supermarket by an employee, a young woman. They are thrown out by her. They follow her home... In no time the boys and we, the audience, enter another world as Jeffrey does in "Blue Velvet". A disturbing world of the human mind where the lines between victim and perpetrator, right and wrong, the normal and the abnormal start to dissolve. The film is deeply disturbing because it goes to extremes, but stays believable, even plausible till the end. The cast is excellent throughout. No doubt this film will be controversial which might cost it the main prize here at Locarno. But on day one we have already seen what might be the most important film in the competition this year.