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• Revanche is a 2008 film from Austria. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Film at the 2009 Academy Awards, but the Award went to The Japanese film Departures.

• Fast Facts

  1. U.S. release date: March of 2009
  2. German release date: February 19, 2008
  3. Running Time: 121 minutes
  4. Language: German
  5. Directed by Gotz Spielmann
  6. Written by Gotz Spielmann
  7. Country: Austria
  8. Cinematographer: Martin Gschlacht
  9. Genre: Thriller
  10. Nominated for Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film

• Revanche Cast

  • Johannes Krisch as Alex
  • Irina Potapenko as Tamara
  • Ursual Strauss as Susanne
  • Andreas Lust as Robert
  • Michael-Joachim Heiss as Tagportier
  • Johannes Thanheiser as Der Alte
  • Hanno Poschl as Konecny

• Revanche Synopsis

  Alex is a recently released small time criminal. In order to make a new life for himself and his prostitute girlfriend, he robs a bank then hides out in a farm owned by his grandfather. He struggles with loneliness as he waits for his girlfriend to meet him. During the wait, he finds the transition to a slow paced farm life boring and depressing. In order to combat his growing despair he strikes up a friendship with his neighbor Susanne, who just happens to be married to a local police officer. MSN Movies: Revanche

  
  

  
  

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