Max (2015)

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Movie
German title Max
Original title Max
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2015
length 111 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Boaz Yakin
script Boaz Yakin,
Sheldon Lettich
production Ken Blancato ,
Karen Rosenfelt
music Trevor Rabin
camera Stefan Czapsky
cut Bill Pankow
occupation

Max is an American film directed by Boaz Yakin who served as screenwriter and director. The focus of the film is the military dog Max, who after the death of its owner finds accommodation with his younger brother ( Josh Wiggins ). In Germany, the film opened in cinemas on October 1, 2015. The German theatrical release of the sequel Max - Agent auf Vier Pfoten was on July 27, 2017 .

action

The Belgian Shepherd Dog Max is used to support the US soldiers in Afghanistan. When he gets into an ambush with his master Kyle Wincott, he is fatally hit. Severely traumatized, Max comes into the care of Kyle's family. Now 14-year-old Justin takes care of him, who mourns his brother Kyle. Justin soon realizes that he and Max have the opportunity to find out the truth about Kyle's death. When Kyle's comrade-in-arms returns from Afghanistan, there is mounting evidence that the deadly military operation involved arms smuggling.

criticism

The film service described the film as an “unbalanced mix of war and youth films, animal and gangster stories” that “wildly switches between genres and thus alienates the family target groups”. "Narrative interesting" is the "conflict of the title hero, who can no longer fulfill his task as a military dog, but has yet to learn how to live as a pet".

Awards

Josh Wiggins received a Young Artist Award nomination for his role in the "Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Leading Actor (14-21 Years)" category.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for max . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2015 (PDF; test number: 154 093 K).
  2. ↑ Release Info. Internet Movie Database , accessed November 1, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Michael Ranze: Max. Filmdienst , 20/2015, accessed on November 1, 2016 (short review ).
  4. ↑ Awards. Internet Movie Database, accessed November 1, 2016 .