Amok (short film)
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Original title | amok |
Country of production | Germany |
original language | German |
Publishing year | 2011 |
length | 15 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
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Director | Christoph Baumann |
script | Christoph Busche |
production | Christoph Baumann |
music | Hans Hafner |
camera | Daniel Schönauer |
cut | Christoph Baumann, Christoph Busche, Xenja Kupin |
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Amok is a multiple award-winning German short film by the Munich director Christoph Baumann . The 15-minute work was produced by CHR Filmproduktion in co-production with Bayerischer Rundfunk and ARTE . The film premiered in August 2011 at the World Film Festival in Montréal and was broadcast for the first time on TV in November in a Bavarian radio program.
action
Afternoon at a secondary school. Midsummer. In a class remedial lesson, shortly before qualification. And then? The students are unmotivated and see no prospects. A discussion. The youngsters believe no one will give them a chance. Ms. Klein, a young, committed teacher, argues against it: You have to take responsibility for your future yourself. Tina, the group's rebel, provokes arguments. There are fistfights. In the end, the introverted Steffi suffers: A can of Coke pours over her jacket. Steffi leaves the class in silence and rushes to the toilet. Suddenly shots. A masked gunman in the yard. The door is locked, the teacher tries to keep her students away from the window - without success. Cem and Philipp, the cool guy and the class clown, don't see the seriousness of the situation. Ms. Klein turns to Tina and gives her the key: She should lock behind her, Ms. Klein wants to look for Steffi. While the teacher wanders through the school building without finding Steffi, a discussion breaks out in the classroom. Should they try to run away? Tina wants to follow Mrs. Klein's instructions and wait - she seems to be right. Shortly afterwards, shots in the immediate vicinity in the corridor. Panicked knock: Steffi is at the door. Tina wants to open, let Steffi in. But the two guys are against it, too dangerous. Tina succeeds in convincing her. The police arrive - at the same time Ms. Klein meets the gunman in the school building ...
production
The preparation for the short film took over a year. After screenwriter Christoph Busche wrote the first version of the script in August 2009, the financing was only available in August 2010. The film was shot within six days at a single location in the Munich area - the Garching high school. The first day of shooting was August 30, 2010, the premiere took place at the World Film Festival in Montréal a year later on August 27, 2011.
Awards
- German Film and Media Assessment (FBW) Predicate Valuable , 2011
- on3-südwild Best Short Film , 2011
- WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival Platinum Remi Award , 2012
- Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation Short Film Award , 2012
- Shorts At Moonlight Prevention Award , 2012
Nominations
- World Film Festival , Canada
- Hof Film Festival , Germany
- St. Louis International Film Festival, USA
- Bermuda International Film Festival, USA
- FLICKERS Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA
- Aesthetica Short Film Festival, England
- Nuremberg Nonstopfilm, Germany
- I've seen Films Milan, Italy
Web links
- Amok in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Amok at filmportal.de
- Amok homepage
- Amok at the FBW
- Amok at crew united
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for amok . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2011 (PDF; test number: 126 495 K).