In den Gängen

20182018
Not RatedNot Rated
2h 5min

6.9/10

Christian begins to work as a shelf stacker at a supermarket and finds himself in a new, unknown world: the long aisles, the bustle at the checkouts, the forklifts.Christian begins to work as a shelf stacker at a supermarket and finds himself in a new, unknown world: the long aisles, the bustle at the checkouts, the forklifts.Christian begins to work as a shelf stacker at a supermarket and finds himself in a new, unknown world: the long aisles, the bustle at the checkouts, the forklifts.

6.9/10

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Director
- Thomas Stuber
Writers
- Clemens Meyer(short story)
- Thomas Stuber(screenplay)
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Awards
- 12 wins & 11 nominations

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Trailer 2:10

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Peter Kurth and Franz Rogowski in In den Gängen (2018)

Director
- Thomas Stuber
Writers
- Clemens Meyer(short story) (screenplay)
- Thomas Stuber(screenplay)
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After the shy and reclusive Christian loses his job, he starts to work for a wholesale market. Bruno from the Beverage aisle takes him under his wing and quickly becomes a fatherly friend to him. He shows him the ropes and patiently teaches him how to operate the fork lift. In the aisles he meets "Sweets"-Marion. He is instantly smitten by her mysterious charm. The coffee machine becomes their regular meeting point and the two start to get to know each other. But Marion is married and Christian's feelings for her seem to remain unrequited, especially when Marion does not return to work one day. Christian slowly becomes a member of the wholesale market family and his days of driving fork lifts and stacking shelves mean much more to him than meets the eye. —Beta Film GmbH

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Trivia
The training video that is shown when Christian does his forklifting course is 'Forklift Driver Klaus' - A parody of work safety films from the 80's.

Quotes
Bruno: A fighting bloke needs his smoke.

Connections
Features Staplerfahrer Klaus - Der erste Arbeitstag (2000)

Soundtracks
An der schönen blauen Donau
Composed by Johann Strauss (as Johann Strauss Sohn)
(1866-1867)

Top review

8/10

Menial, Trivial?

One might think working in a club warehouse stocking & stacking pallets of goods to feed the consumer market would be menial & trivial, but like all things there lies hidden complexity. To some it's a second chance; to other it's a dead end job (literally). Well acted; engaging. Notes: (a.) I liked the Delta Blues' Son House song's lyrics, "a true friend is hard to find."; "Yes, but bear this in mind." (b.) I wonder to what extent jobs be displaced by robotic cashiers, inventory takers, stackers & pullers? (c.) Sadly, for the environment, I didn't see any indication of recycling or repurposing.of anything.

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