IM SCHATTEN
In The Shadows
Trojan is released from jail and goes straight back to his profession as a criminal. He gets hold of a weapon and looks out for new jobs.
In just a few takes, Thomas Arslan sets up the anonymous world of his gangster protagonist by falling back on motifs and characters from the genre. The backroom of a car workshop, parking lots, furnished apartments. The setting changes constantly, with surveillance and chase scenes providing a dynamic narrative rhythm. Since crime makes up Trojan’s daily existence, the film concentrates entirely on the technical nature of a life outside the law. The reduced and clear-cut images – shot with a Red camera – highlight the exact sequence of events. Im Schatten is a genre film that focuses consistently on the mechanics and external process of crime. It develops a sense of great suspense, without burdening its figures with personal stories. Each hand movement has to be right. All of a sudden, the question of whether Trojan will manage to start the getaway car on time becomes a great movie moment. (Anke Leweke)
In presence of Thomas Arslan.
- Mišel Maticevic - Trojan
- Karoline Eichhorn - Dora Hillmann
- Uwe Bohm - René Mayer
- Rainer Bock - Nico
- David Scheller - Martin Krüger
- Peter Kurth - Richard Bauer
- Hanns Zischler - Der Planer
- THOMAS ARSLAN
- Reinhold Vorschneider
- Andreas Mücke-Niesytka
- Bettina Blickwede
- Geir Jenssen
- Reinhild Blaschke
- Anette Guther
Schramm Film Koerner & Weber