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Michael (2011)

14/09/2011 (AT)Drama1h 36m
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Overview

Although to the outside world he seems like the a perfectly normal insurance broker, Michael secretly keeps a 10-year-old boy, Wolfgang locked in a room in his soundproof basement.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Michael Fuith

      Michael

    2. David Rauchenberger

      Wolfgang

    3. Christine Kain

      Christine Kain

      Mother

    4. Ursula Strauss

      Ursula Strauss

      Sister

    5. Victor Tremmel

      Victor Tremmel

      Brother in law

    6. Xaver Winkler

      Nephew 1

    7. Thomas Pfalzmann

      Nephew 2

    8. Markus Hochholdinger

      Kollege Kantine

    9. Mika Sakurai

      Tochter

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    A review by John Chard

    8.0
    Written by John Chard on Nov 13, 2014

    Tough to recommend, but very much a quality piece of work. The subject of paedophilia is naturally never going to be a topic that has people rushing out to theatres. It is what it is and it rightly induces horror and repulsion in straight thinking adults. Yet to simply stick our heads in the sand and ignore the issue is never the way to go, thankfully some directors are prepared to take up the hot baton and produce pictures to trouble and provoke thought in equal measure. Austrian film maker Markus Schleinzer has produced one such film, which is incredibly bold for his debut feature. Sto...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageGerman

    Budget-

    Revenue$15,714.00

    Keywords

    • kidnapping
    • cellar
    • young boy
    • pedophile
    • child kidnapping