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Bad Luck

2015 · 80 min

A wry, downbeat puzzle of small-town desperation where bad choices collide with deadpan humour and quiet dread.

Directed by
Thomas Woschitz
Genres
Crime, Comedy
Starring
Christian Zankel, Valerie Pachner, Thomas Oraze
Overview
Dagmar works at a gas station struggling to pay her debts. Lippo is fired by his chef swearing revenge. Karl and his weird friend Rizzo find a bag filled with money which lead them to rash actions. Three car crashes. Three days. Three stories.

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Directed by
Thomas Woschitz
Genres
Crime, Comedy
Starring
Christian Zankel, Valerie Pachner, Thomas Oraze
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • fate
  • crime
Places
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, comedy
Directed by
Thomas Woschitz
Starring
Christian Zankel, Valerie Pachner, Thomas Oraze, Josef Smretschnig
Cinematography
Enzo Brandner
Runtime
80 min
Country
Austria
Languages
German

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