Bastard - welcome to paradise
Movie | |
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German title | Bastard - welcome to paradise |
Original title | Bandyta |
Country of production | France , Poland , Germany |
Publishing year | 1998 |
length | 90 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
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Director | Maciej Dejczer |
script | Cezary Harasimowicz |
production |
Claus Buoy Leonardo De La Fuente Edouard Douek Lew Rywin |
music | Michał Lorenc |
camera |
Marian Prokop Arthur Reinhart |
cut |
Arpad Bondy Katarzyna Rudnik Scott Stevenson |
occupation | |
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Bastard - Willkommen im Paradies is an internationally produced film drama from 1997 with Til Schweiger in the leading role. The film directed by Maciej Dejczer celebrated its world premiere on November 7, 1997 in Poland and was released in Germany on February 12, 1998.
action
Gerry Brutecki, known as Brute, is being shipped straight from a London prison to the Romanian province. He ends up in a run-down orphanage from the Ceaușescu era, where he is supposed to carry out handicrafts and, on the side, more or less voluntarily, takes care of the partly mentally and partly physically impaired children. The orphanage is run by the seedy Sincai and the alcoholic doctor Babits, who is assisted by the nurse Mara. Soon after Brute's arrival, he begins an intimate relationship that is initially reduced to physical passion, but gradually grows into something serious. The children, who initially avoid the foreigner, soon see him as a friend. The twelve-year-old, terminally ill Roma girl Elena falls in love with Brute, who for her in the sobering reality of the orphanage becomes a symbol of a better life. Under the management of the house, children and medicines are moved and aid funds from the West are embezzled. At first Brute plans to leave the place as soon as possible, but is changed by the trust that Elena and the other children place in him as the supposed savior and ultimately develops from a cool egoist trying to keep a distance to a helping actor.
background
The film refers to the homes for orphaned children in Romania in large numbers as a result of Nicolae Ceaușescu's restrictive family policy in accordance with his decree 770 during his time as President (1965–1989).
criticism
“An ambitious drama that addresses the dire conditions in a former Eastern Bloc country and strives for authenticity. Despite the main actor's remarkable attempts to make a name for himself in a dramatic role, the film's weaknesses in both dramatic and acting cannot be overlooked. "
Web links
- Bastard - Welcome to Paradise in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bastard - Welcome to Paradise. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .