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Out of Hand

2005 · 92 min

A slow-burn, unsettling descent into adolescent alienation and cruelty, leaving a lingering sense of dread.

Directed by: Eva Urthaler
Genres: Drama
Starring: Elisabetta Rocchetti, Ludwig Trepte, Sergej Moya

Tagline: Infatuation. Obsession. Abduction.
Overview: Sebastian and Paul are two bored boys about 16 years of age. They drink alcohol, steal - and attend a private school. They can't find a sense of meaning in their present adolescent existence. They abduct Sonja and lock her in an old, abandoned factory building. But what shall they do with her? Disorientation, fear, desire and also love are changing into cruel aggression.

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Directed by: Eva Urthaler
Genres: Drama
Starring: Elisabetta Rocchetti, Ludwig Trepte, Sergej Moya

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
obsession
violence
coming-of-age
power
Places: small town
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Eva Urthaler
Written by: Eva Urthaler
Starring: Elisabetta Rocchetti, Ludwig Trepte, Sergej Moya, Georg Friedrich, Birgit Doll, Ana Stefanović
Music: Gerhard Poturnik
Cinematography: Alfio Contini
Runtime: 92 min
Country: Austria, Germany, Italy
Languages: German

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