Badland

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Movie
German title Badland
Original title Badland
Country of production USA , Germany
original language English
Publishing year 2007
length 165 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Francesco Lucente
script Francesco Lucente
production Olimpia Lucente ,
Jörg Neumann
music Ludek Drizhal
camera Carlo Varini
cut Francesco Lucente
occupation

Badland is an American - German war drama from 2007 . It was directed by Francesco Lucente , who also wrote the script and worked as a film editor.

action

Jerry takes part in the Second Gulf War as a US Marine . He later starts a family and has three children. After a few years, Jerry was called up again as a reservist; he serves in Afghanistan and Iraq .

Jerry was dishonorably discharged from the army for causing a massacre of civilians by his unit. Jerry has suffered from PTSD since his return . Jerry lives in a trailer with his family and earns little money. He often argues with his again pregnant wife Nora. Jerry loses his job at a gas station after being accused of stealing gas. When he finds out that his boss, a buddy and his wife are taking advantage of him and betraying him, he freaks out. In a short-circuit act, he shoots Nora and his two sons. The youngest, Celine, survives only because of a jam and her unconditional love brings him to his senses. Jerry and his daughter flee to a small town, where he finds a temporary job as a kitchen helper in the restaurant of the attractive waitress Oli. Jerry and his widowed boss get closer, later he even moves from the hotel to Oli's house with Celina. Jerry finds a friend in the person of Sheriff Max, who is also a veteran. It turns out that Max finds it just as difficult to process his war experiences. Meanwhile, Celine clings to the past, takes refuge in naive prayers, and hopes that one day God will bring her mother and brothers back. Little did she know that she's constantly renewing Jerry's trauma and making a new beginning difficult. One day Max learns about Jerry's past on the TV news. In an argument with Max, who wants to help him even though he has recognized him, Max also pleads for God's help. It becomes clear that Jerry blames religions for the war and all the senseless murders. His last remnant of self-control collapses and the tragedy takes its terrible course. Jerry knocks down Max, who later succumbs to the injuries. Jerry tries to save Celine from doom. Jerry drops his daughter off with her aunt and wants to continue to escape by car. Shortly afterwards he collides with another car. Celine runs after her father and is hit by a car and fatally injured. There is a flashback in the trailer where Jerry and his daughter look into each other's eyes. The camera fades out.

Reviews

Kevin Thomas wrote in the Los Angeles Times that the film was "expertly structured" and praised the "beautiful" pictures. Jamie Draven and Grace Fulton would be among the best of the year.

The editors of www.filmz.de wrote that the film casts a “disturbing and razor-sharp look at the aftermath of the Iraq war on a returning veteran and his family” . He shows "how a child's love and confidence can ultimately atone for even unprecedented crimes" .

backgrounds

The film was shot in Calgary and several other locations in Alberta . Its production amounted to an estimated 10 million US dollars . On November 30, 2007, the film was released in selected US cinemas; the German theatrical release followed on May 8, 2008.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c www.filmz.de , accessed on November 12, 2008
  2. ↑ Quotation from uk.rottentomatoes.com ( Memento of the original from September 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 12, 2008  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / uk.rottentomatoes.com
  3. ^ Filming locations for Badland , accessed November 12, 2008
  4. ↑ Box office / business for Badland , accessed November 12, 2008
  5. ↑ Release dates for Badland , accessed November 12, 2008