Gone Baby Gone - Not child's play

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Movie
German title Gone Baby Gone - Not child's play
Original title Gone Baby Gone
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2007
length 114 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
JMK 16
Rod
Director Ben Affleck
script Ben Affleck,
Aaron Stockard
production Sean Bailey ,
Alan Ladd Jr. ,
Danton Rissner
music Harry Gregson-Williams
camera John great
cut William Goldenberg
occupation

Gone Baby Gone - No Child's Play (Gone Baby Gone) is an American crime film from the year 2007 . Directed by Ben Affleck , which the screenplay with Aaron Stockard based on the novel No child's play of Dennis Lehane wrote from 1998.

action

The two young private detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro live in Boston, are also a couple in private and have so far investigated rather insignificant cases. When Amanda, a four-year-old girl from the white trash milieu of the Dorchester district, disappears without a trace and without a ransom demand, the two are hired by Amanda's aunt, who (even childless) is very attached to her niece and dissatisfied with the so far unsuccessful search by the police is. The detectives join the case after initial hesitation. Since Patrick and Angela are known to the people in the neighborhood, they quickly find out that Helene, Amanda's mother, relieved the drug lord Cheese, for whom she often worked as a courier, with her friend “Skinny Ray” for 130,000 dollars Has. They then report this to the police officers Remy and Nick assigned to them by Jack Doyle, the head of the investigation.

Since "Skinny Ray" was murdered and they assume that Cheese kidnapped Amanda in order to get his money back from Helene, Patrick and Angela pay him a visit, during which Cheese denies having kidnapped Amanda. Surprisingly, shortly afterwards, the officers show Patrick a call log that Cheese wants to release the child in exchange for his money. Jack Doyle, who was initially not very enthusiastic, finally gave his consent.

At the handover near a quarry pond, however, there is an exchange of fire in which Cheese dies. When Patrick and Angela hear a plop and see Amanda's doll Mirabelle floating on the water, they assume that the girl has fallen into the lake. Despite great effort, she is not found and is ultimately declared dead. Doyle, whose own twelve-year-old daughter was once murdered, takes responsibility and retires early.

A few months later, a seven-year-old boy disappears without a trace. A friend of Patrick's, who is a drug dealer, leads Patrick to two junkies who have a pedophile in their house. When Patrick sees the missing boy's chain dangling from his wrist, he calls Remy and Nick. Nick is seriously injured while trying to storm the house. Patrick then storms the house single-handedly and finds the pedophile with the boy's body. Completely shocked by the sight, Patrick shoots the defenseless pedophile.

In the evening, Patrick and Remy talk in front of the hospital where the seriously wounded Nick is lying. Remy confesses to him that he once forged evidence to protect a junkie's child from them. He did this with the help of Skinny Ray - whom he had claimed he did not know. At Nick's funeral, Patrick learns from a police officer that Remy knew about the stolen $ 130,000 before Helene admitted the fraud. Patrick and Angela then meet Amanda's uncle Lionel and put him under pressure. Lionel admits that he and Remy kidnapped Amanda to protect her from the irresponsible mother. Suddenly Remy, wearing a latex mask, storms into the bar and wants to kill Lionel, but the bartender prevents that by shooting Remy twice in the back. He flees to the roof of a nearby building, where he succumbs to his injuries.

Lionel is arrested and Patrick is interrogated by the police. It turns out that Cheese's alleged phone call to the police never happened and that the entire handover was bogus. Following the suspicion that then arose in Patrick, Patrick and Angela drive to Doyle, where Patrick finds Amanda, who was believed to be dead, alive and well. Doyle begs him not to call the police, after all, Amanda is much better off with him and his wife than with her drug and alcoholic mother. Angela agrees too and threatens to leave Patrick if Patrick calls the police. Patrick decides not to withhold her mother from Amanda. When the police arrive, Doyle is arrested. Amanda returns home to Helene, and Patrick and Angela split up.

Some time later, Patrick visits Helene, who is getting ready for a date, and casually tells him that Amanda's aunt has moved away and that Patrick resents her husband's arrest, which is why she has still not paid him his fee. Since Helene has not yet taken care of a babysitter, Patrick simply agrees to take care of Amanda, who is watching TV.

Reviews

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that the twists and turns of the "impressive" film were the result of moral considerations. He speaks to the audience not only on the emotional level, but also on the intellectual level. The debut director Ben Affleck successfully reproduces the essence of the novel. Berardinelli particularly praised the portrayals of Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris and above all Amy Ryan, who would make maximum use of their time on screen.

Stephen Farber wrote in The Hollywood Reporter on September 5, 2007 that the film was "biting" and "melancholy" but "impressive". Casey Affleck gives the "strongest representation of his career" and creates a remarkable figure. The camera work of the two-time Oscar winner John Toll strongly supports the director.

The lexicon of international films judges: “Exciting, convincingly played thriller about child abuse in the main role, which gives itself a documentary touch in the milieu drawing. The film suffers from thematic overload and its rigorous theses. "

backgrounds

The film was shot in Boston and a few other locations in Massachusetts . Its production amounted to an estimated 19 million US dollars . The film had its world premiere on September 5, 2007 at the Deauville Film Festival , after which it was shown at several other film festivals. The widespread release in US cinemas began on October 19, 2007; the German theatrical release was planned for November 29, 2007.

Because of the parallels with the disappearance of Madeleine McCann , the distributor Buena Vista / Miramax postponed the premiere and film release in the United Kingdom .

success

The film grossed $ 34,619,699 worldwide. Of this, US $ 20,300,218 was brought in in America and US $ 14,319,481 abroad. In Germany, the film grossed the equivalent of 424,165 US dollars.

Awards

Amy Ryan was nominated for a 2008 Oscar and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Amy Ryan also received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for the Satellite Awards 2007 . Ryan also won the Best Actor Award of the National Board of Review , while the film critics association director Ben Affleck gave her the award for best debut director.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for Gone Baby Gone - No child's play . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2007 (PDF; test number: 111 957 K).
  2. ↑ Age rating for Gone Baby Gone - No child's play . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ^ Film review by James Berardinelli, accessed October 19, 2007
  4. ↑ Film review by Stephen Farber, accessed on October 19, 2007 ( Memento from August 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Gone Baby Gone - Not child's play. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 6, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  6. ↑ Filming locations for Gone Baby Gone, accessed October 19, 2007
  7. ↑ Box office / business for Gone Baby Gone, accessed October 19, 2007
  8. ↑ Gone Baby Gone premiere dates, accessed October 19, 2007
  9. ↑ Neil Smith: http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6992601.stm US film pulled over McCann case BBC News from 13. September 2007
  10. ↑ Boxofficemojo.com entry for Gone Baby Gone, accessed January 29, 2010.