Ausreisser (2004)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Ulrike Grote

Writer:

Linus Foerster (writer)

Genre:

Short

Plot:

On a winter day, Walter Dahlman is getting ready for a job interview; he's an unemployed architect in Hamburg...

Plot Keywords:

Boy | School | Bicycle | Flat | Hamburg

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins

Cast

Peter Jordan	...	Walter Dahlmann
Maximilian Werner	...	Yuri Rosenbauer
Monica Bleibtreu	...	Frau Hasser
Albert Niehörster	...	Portier
Burghart Klaußner	...	Born
Hermann Lause	...	Benthin
Marion Martienzen	...	Ärztin
Stephan Benson	...	Dr. Reinhardt
Meike Kircher	...	Geliebte Born
Julia Malik	...	Krankenschwester
Markus Biela	...	Dpouble Yuri

Directed by
Ulrike Grote

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Linus Foerster		writer

Produced by
Constantin Castell	....	producer

Original Music by
Jörn Kux

Cinematography by
Ute Freund

Film Editing by
Gisela Gondolatsch

Production Management
Niels Hein	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Madli Moos	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Endres Löber	....	property master

Sound Department
Bingo	....	sound

Visual Effects by
Andreas Teichert	....	digital colorist

Other crew
Ronney Afortu	....	scan operator

Production Companies

• Filmstudium Universität Hamburg
• Hamburger Filmwerkstätten e.V.

Distributors

• W-film Filmproduktion & Filmverleih (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Kurt Media (2005) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Optical Art (film recording)

Other Companies

• Optical Art  film recording

Also Known As:

The Runaway (International: English title) (USA)
Ausreißer (Germany) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

23 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Company:

Filmstudium Universität Hamburg

Ambitious and original - we need more of these.

I came across this film on a compilation DVD of several other Oscar nominated shorts. This was by far my favorite. It felt like a complete story. It took me somewhere and left me with something to think about. As a big fan of David Lynch, I prefer to be challenged and participate in the storytelling and perhaps come to my own conclusion about "what it all means". This film afforded me that opportunity as short films rarely do. I was initially surprised that this great little piece didn't win the Oscar, but perhaps it was too good... and maybe this way the filmmakers will find themselves in better company (Kubrick, Hitchcock, Coens, etc.).