Five months in the life of a pedophile who keeps a 10-year-old boy locked in his basement.Five months in the life of a pedophile who keeps a 10-year-old boy locked in his basement.Five months in the life of a pedophile who keeps a 10-year-old boy locked in his basement.
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- TriviaFirst film directed by known casting director Markus Schleinzer.
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Written by Iris, Hans Michael Fink
Performed by Hans Michael Fink, Markus Münzenrieder, Wolfgang Scheiblhofer, Philipp Tröstner, Michael Fink
Mit freundlicher Genehmigung von Iris
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Yikes
First let's say it, "Yikes". This is a minutely-observed, low-keyed, dispassionate movie about the domestic life of a pedophile and the little boy he keeps captive in his basement. (Again, "Yikes"). But it is certainly not without wit, and a kind of wry "fly on the wall" style that keeps one engaged even though the proceedings are kept on a low boil intentionally. (Thank God). The phrase "the banality of evil", comes to mind constantly, and I think it is not entirely coincidental that this is an Austrian film. The lack of histrionics, however, does not mean that the film lacks drama. Certainly not
in fact it does create , at times, an almost unbearable tension. It has been compared many times to Haneke's "Funny Games", but in fact I find it far more subversive than that, as the Haneke film depends very much on a Brechtian "alienation" effect, whereby the filmmaker lets his audience know that he is intentionally manipulating them. "Michael" provides no easy "outs", and is, to my mind, a far more disturbing, compelling exercise. Truly a shocker, and extraordinarily well-done. Bravo. (But it is not for the timid).
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- Jul 31, 2013
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- Gross US & Canada
- $15,715
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,366
- Feb 19, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $121,034
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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