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France, the Alps…To most people, this means snow, skiing and holidays. Hardly anyone would think of madness, hatred and crime. However, such is the true nature of the Alps according to living legend of French cinematography Luc Moullet who invites his spectators to the landscape of madness with an ironic smile.
Comeback
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Maximilian Plettau
2007 /
Germany
/ 79 min
In a bleak attic in Munich, we find Jürgen "The Rock" Hartenstein living and training. The ageing German ex-professional boxer eschews women and alcohol, and any creature comforts, earning his meagre living as a pub bouncer. He is entirely on his own, with no manager standing behind him, forced to train in city parks and in the dark, seedy attic with his African trainer Markus Kone, while their own gym is built. From a call shop, every week for months, he has been phoning matchmakers in the U.S.A. Because this former German middleweight champion has a dream: he wants to make a comeback. He needs a win against a US boxer to get him back in the game, six years after massive losses forced him to quit. So it’s off to the US boxing capital Philadelphia, to fight despite the odds, knowing that this is the underdog’s only chance...
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About
| Director | Maximilian Plettau |
|---|---|
| Screenplay | Maximilian Plettau |
| Dir. of Photography | Maximilian Plettau |
| Editing | Jörg Adolph, Maximilian Plettau |
| Music | Dominik Schauer |
| Sound | Tim Hägele |
| Duration | 79 min |
| Year | 2007 |
| Country | Germany |
| Colour | Colour |
| Tags | observational, portrait, sport |
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Loopfilm GmbH
Loopfilm GmbH
Address: Infanteriestr. 19, Haus 1b City: 80797 München Country: Germany Web: www.loopfilm.de/ E-mail: Phone: +49 89 30768901 Fax: +49 89 30768909 |
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Nominal Film GbR
Nominal Film GbR
Address: Infanteriestr. 19, Haus 1b City: 80797 München Country: Germany Web: www.nominalfilm.com/ E-mail: Phone: +49 89 30768905 Fax: +49 89 30768909 |
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