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Houston

  • 20132013
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Houston (2013)
Drama
A German corporate headhunter travels to Houston, Texas, in pursuit of a renowned oil company CEO, only to have his life fall apart.A German corporate headhunter travels to Houston, Texas, in pursuit of a renowned oil company CEO, only to have his life fall apart.A German corporate headhunter travels to Houston, Texas, in pursuit of a renowned oil company CEO, only to have his life fall apart.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
304
YOUR RATING
    • Bastian Günther
    • Bastian Günther(screenplay)
    • Emily Lundin(additional dialogue: USA)
  • Stars
    • Ulrich Tukur
    • Garret Dillahunt
    • Jenny Schily
    • Bastian Günther
    • Bastian Günther(screenplay)
    • Emily Lundin(additional dialogue: USA)
  • Stars
    • Ulrich Tukur
    • Garret Dillahunt
    • Jenny Schily
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    • 3User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Jenny Schily in Houston (2013)
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    Garret Dillahunt and Ulrich Tukur in Houston (2013)
    Garret Dillahunt and Ulrich Tukur in Houston (2013)
    Ulrich Tukur in Houston (2013)
    Ulrich Tukur in Houston (2013)
    Ulrich Tukur in Houston (2013)
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    Ulrich Tukur
    Ulrich Tukur
    • Clemens Trunschka
    Garret Dillahunt
    Garret Dillahunt
    • Robert Wagner
    Jenny Schily
    Jenny Schily
    • Christine Trunschka
    Wolfram Koch
    Wolfram Koch
    • Borgmann
    Jason Douglas
    Jason Douglas
    • Ringer
    Jens Münchow
    Jens Münchow
    • Hannes
    Jennifer Almaguer
    Jennifer Almaguer
    • Houston Petrol Receptionist
    Edgar Arreola
    Edgar Arreola
    • Mr. Ramos
    Julin
    Julin
    • Jessie
    • (as Julin Jean)
    Ricky Catter
    Ricky Catter
    • Security Guard #1
    Scottie Jefferies
    Scottie Jefferies
    • Security Guard #2
    • (as Scott Jefferies)
    Roc Living
    Roc Living
    • Security Guard #3
    Kasey James
    Kasey James
    • Hotel Valet
    Cheryl Stell
    • Ringer's Mistress
    Maurizio Magno
    • Jonas
    Caroline Schreiber
    • Frau Lehmann
    Alexis Schvartzman
    • Konferenzredner
    Maik Richter
    • Testfahrer
      • Bastian Günther
      • Bastian Günther(screenplay)
      • Emily Lundin(additional dialogue: USA)
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      Ann Elizabeth Arnett's debut.
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    User reviews3

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    7/10
    Robust and worth-watching film on a man's quest to self-awareness
    The film starts with a major headhunting project for Clem (Ulrich Tukur, prev. at The Life of Others): he needs to approach and propose a new corporate job offer to a big oil company CEO. The more elusive this task becomes, the harder becomes for Clem to cope with his deeply-rooted problems. He's a middle-aged man squeezed in the margins of the corporate world with no true orientation on how to deal with family issues or even drinking. His last resort becomes a trip to Houston, Texas, a totally unfamiliar territory from the German structured ambient which triggers a major challenge on his life scope.

    There are many screenplay virtues in Bastian Gunther's screenplay which truly shine on Clem's self-help scenes and especially in those with the sharp contrast between Clem's attitude to success in life compared to Robert's (Garret Dillahunt), a lonely hotel businessman who somehow connects with Clem and becomes his aide in the search for the CEO.

    The hotel loneliness scenes depiction is superb -highligeted by Tukur's esoteric performance easily comparable to Bill Murray's in Lost in Translation) and combined with the fact that Clem's desperate hunt becomes progressively engaging for the viewer, make this European art film truly robust and worthy.
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      • December 5, 2013 (Germany)
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    • Filming locations
      • Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Lichtblick Media
      • Südwestrundfunk (SWR)
      • Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)
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