Rita is an outcast teenager in suburban Austria, misunderstood both at school and at home. When Rita sets out to seduce her school bus driver, she sets in motion a series of events that changes everyone's lives irrevocably.
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Barbara Osika | ... |
Rita
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Christoph Bauer | ... |
Fexi
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Peter Fiala | ... |
Bus driver
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Wolfgang Kostal | ... |
Rita's father
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Karina Brandlmayer | ... |
Rita's mother
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Gabriele Wurm Bauer | ... |
Fexi's mother
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Harald Urban | ... |
Fexi's father
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Felix Eisier | ... |
Fexi's brother
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Agnes Napieralska | ... |
Rita's sister
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Rene Wanko | ... |
Rita's brother-in-law
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Marcia Knoppel | ... |
Rita's niece
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Ursula Pucher | ... |
Teacher
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Lili Schageri | ... |
Alex
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Frau Urban | ... |
Alex's mother
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Bettina Grossinger | ... |
Colleague
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Karoline Sabo | ... |
Colleague
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Elena Wenter | ... |
Colleague
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Sister Marina | ... |
Sister Marina
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Mag. Walter Holub | ... |
School director
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Hermine Floccari | ... |
Secretary
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Karl Veitsch | ... |
Bus conductor
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Wolfgang Urbanek | ... |
Bus conductor
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Ilse Honninger | ... |
Father's secretary
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Christian Stagl | ... |
Tram driver
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Elfriede Brandner | ... |
Father's colleague
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Gertraud Muraoka | ... |
Father's colleague / Theatre Group Member
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Liselotte Grossing-Soldan | ... |
Choir director
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Sebastian Forounar-Fard | ... |
Mr. Berling
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Sandra Weiss | ... |
Mrs. Berling
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Barbara Hitzel | ... |
Gerald
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Nicole Seidelberger | ... |
Eric
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Patrick Valdellon | ... |
Inspector
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Directed by
| Jessica Hausner | ||
Written by
| Jessica Hausner | ... | () |
Produced by
| Barbara Albert | ... | executive producer |
| Philippe Bober | ... | producer |
| Susanne Marian | ... | executive producer |
| Michael Seeber | ... | executive producer |
| Heinz Stussak | ... | producer |
| Antonin Svoboda | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Martin Gschlacht | ||
Editing by
| Karin Hartusch | ||
Editorial Department
| Alarich Lenz | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Eva Roth | ||
| Markus Schleinzer | ||
| Theodor Schuler | ||
Production Design by
| Katharina Wöppermann | ||
Costume Design by
| Tanja Hausner | ||
Makeup Department
| Ariane Wisniewski | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Gerhard Hannak | ... | production manager |
| Mathias Mayer | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Sandra Bohle | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Andreas Hintzsch | ... | foley recordist |
| Erik Mischijew | ... | sound designer |
| Matz Müller | ... | sound effects editor |
| Thomas Neumann | ... | sound editor |
| Martin Schalow | ... | sound |
| Thomas Schmidt-Gentner | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Sigi Bauer | ... | special effects |
| Tissi Brandhofer | ... | special effects |
| Josef Buxbaum | ... | special effects |
| Rüdiger Schnur | ... | special effects (as Ruediger Schnur) |
| Max Waska | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Christopher Dusendschon | ... | in-show optical compositor: THDX (uncredited) / optical element color timer: THDX (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Martin Bauer | ... | gaffer |
| Gerald Kerkletz | ... | electrician |
| Stefan Steurer | ... | electrician |
Location Management
| Arnaud Duterque | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Dom Capuano | ... | composer: additional music (as Domenico Capuano) |
Additional Crew
| Ursula Wolschlager | ... | production accountant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Bitters End (Japan) (theatrical)
- Filmmuseum Distributie (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Film Movement (United States)
- Filmmuseum Distributie (2002) (Netherlands) (video)
- ICA Projects (2001) (United Kingdom)
- Mikado Film
- Zootrope Films (France)
- good movies! (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Rita is an outcast teenager in suburban Austria, misunderstood both at school, where she's disdained by classmates, and at home, where her staunchly religious mother and temperamental father bemoan her inability to fit in with their comfortable bourgeois life. When Rita sets out to seduce her school bus driver, she sets in motion a series of events that changes everyone's lives irrevocably. Written by Ulf Kjell Gür |
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Did You Know?
| Soundtracks | Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? See more » |