Revanche

Revanche (2008)

Whose fault is it if life doesn't go your way?

Alex, an ex-con working as muscle in a Vienna brothel, dreams of escaping with his girlfriend Tamara, who also works there. Their attempt to break free sets off a chain of events that links their fate with a rural police officer and his troubled marriage. As their lives intersect, a quiet struggle unfolds between guilt, grief, and the desire for redemption.

Date of release
2008-05-16
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (260)
Runtime
2h 1m
Genres
Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Director
Götz Spielmann

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $886.4K
  • Filmed in: Waldviertel and Vienna
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2

Revanche is a 2008 Austrian thriller film written and directed by Götz Spielmann. It centers on the ill-fated love story between a Viennese ex-con and a Ukrainian prostitute who get involved in a bank robbery.

Production

Production design was by Maria Gruber, who won the Femina Film Prize for it. Heinz Ebner was responsible for the sound. Film production was carried out entirely by the company Listo in Vienna.

Large parts of the film were shot in the area round Gföhl and Ottenschlag in the Waldviertel.

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