The Red Jacket (2002)

A German father's soccer-playing son is hit by a car and dies. The father donates the boy's red jacket to charity, where it ends up in war-torn Sarajevo. The boy's parents are killed, and ... See full summary »

Director:

Florian Baxmeyer

Writer:

Elke Schuch

Stars:

Nikola Jankovic, Ulrich Noethen, Catrin Striebeck

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Nikola Jankovic	...	Nikola
Ulrich Noethen	...	Vater Walter
Catrin Striebeck	...	Autofahrerin
Oliver Masucci	...	Bayerischer Soldat
Matthias Klimsa	...	UN Soldat - Bibo
Tetje Mierendorf	...	DRK-Helfer
Philipp Hochmair	...	UN - Sanitäter 1
Constance Domdey	...	Polizistin
Kai Lichtenauer	...	UN - Sanitäter 2
Michael Zdravkovic	...	Junge
Aleksandar Kerkovic	...	Plünderer 1
Darko Jankovic	...	Plünderer 2

Storyline

A German father's soccer-playing son is hit by a car and dies. The father donates the boy's red jacket to charity, where it ends up in war-torn Sarajevo. The boy's parents are killed, and he almost is. Some UN soldiers find him, and send him to a hospital in Germany. He escapes the hospital, is hit by a car (but unhurt). The driver reads the tag inside the jacket and "returns" the boy to the grieving father.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Short | Drama

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Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004)

User Reviews

Excellent short

We watched this recently in one of my film school classes and I was greatly impressed. The story is very simple and told in a highly visual style. There is almost no dialogue, which makes this originally German film accessible to non-German speakers like many of my classmates. I was instantly engrossed in the film, from the opening images of the aftermath of a traffic accident. The story is well-paced and not overbearing, as student films have a tendency to be. The photography is nice and even beautiful in several places, but it is never distracting and the story is always the focus. Excellent work.

This is a filmmaker to keep an eye on.

Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German Serbo-Croatian English

Release Date:

1 May 2002 (Germany)

Also Known As:

The Red Jacket

Filming Locations:

Hamburg, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hamburger Filmwerkstätten e.V.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

20 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1