Fiction

IM SCHATTEN

In The Shadows
THOMAS ARSLAN
DEU 2010
85 min
V'10

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.

Credits
  • 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 ZDF/3sat

Schramm Film Koerner & Weber

35 mm
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