Auf der Strecke

20072007
30m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

413

YOUR RATING

The controlled life of a department store security guard breaks down after he doesn't help a "rival" whom he watches get attacked on a train.

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Drama

A department store security guard is secretly in love with a clerk in the store's bookshop. When he witnesses a seeming rival being attacked in the train, he gets off instead of helping him.... Read allA department store security guard is secretly in love with a clerk in the store's bookshop. When he witnesses a seeming rival being attacked in the train, he gets off instead of helping him. Not being able to deal with his bad conscience, his formerly controlled life breaks down.A department store security guard is secretly in love with a clerk in the store's bookshop. When he witnesses a seeming rival being attacked in the train, he gets off instead of helping him. Not being able to deal with his bad conscience, his formerly controlled life breaks down.

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

413

YOUR RATING

Director
- Reto Caffi
Writers
- Reto Caffi(screenplay)
- Naomi Westerman
- Philippe Zweifel
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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 15 wins & 3 nominations total

Top review

9/10

This should have won the Oscar

I had the pleasure to watch the compilation of 2009 Oscar-nominated Shorts the other night on the big screen at the Bloor Cinema, and as far as I was concerned, this one was the clear winner.

The characters and the actors were good; the cinematography was there. But it was the great short story that really made it stand out for me. To be able to tell such a compelling story and to get the audience emotionally involved in the characters in such a short time frame is really the mark of a great dramatic short film.

I came away impressed and inspired. Too bad the academy didn't completely share my opinion...

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