Misconduct (2015)

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Movie
Original title missing
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 2015
length 95 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Gerd Schneider
script Gerd Schneider
production Felix Eisele
music John Gürtler ,
Jan Miserre
camera Pascal Schmit
cut Uta Schmidt
occupation

Misconduct is a German fiction film by Gerd Schneider from 2015. It is about the friendship of three Catholic priests, one of whom comes under extreme pressure because of suspected sexual abuse. The film had its premiere on January 20, 2015 in the competition of the Max Ophüls Preis film festival . The German theatrical release was on March 26, 2015.

action

The three priests Jakob, Dominik and Oliver like to meet for a game on the soccer field or a beer in the pub. While Oliver is resolutely tackling his career in the diocese, the sociable and people-loving Dominik is a guide for Jakob, who is to be promoted as a prison pastor after four years and is looking forward to the challenge. The three friends are united by the belief that they can make a difference in the Catholic Church.

When Dominik is taken into custody on suspicion of sexual abuse, Jakob is convinced that it was a mistake. But the allegations of the alleged abuse victim Mike Rubin and his mother Vera soon sow doubts in him. He manages to elicit a confession from Dominik, and their friendship is put to a severe test. Torn between his loyalty and the serious allegations, Jakob finally chooses the path to the public prosecutor's office.

criticism

The film service judges that the "visually and dramatically very ambitious drama focuses on the dichotomy between friendship, loyalty and moral integrity, but does not leave out the victims and their relatives". The film is convincing “with its differentiated view of the church's handling of the abuse scandal” and is “excellently played and researched”.

The epd film believes that misconduct is "not a film that denounces it, not a pamphlet". He “rather cleverly dissect a self-contained system with a claim to absoluteness” in which “Jacob is something like a traitor”.

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for misconduct . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2014 (PDF; test number: 148 141 K).
  2. ↑ Competitions and Series 2015 »Competition Long Film. In: max-ophuels-preis.de. Film Festival Max Ophüls Preis , accessed on March 4, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Release Info. Internet Movie Database , accessed March 4, 2016 .
  4. ^ Josef Lederle: Misconduct. Filmdienst , 6/2015, accessed on March 4, 2016 (short review).
  5. ^ Rudolf Worschech: Criticism to Misconduct. epd Film , February 6, 2015, accessed on March 4, 2016 .
  6. ↑ “The State against Fritz Bauer” receives the German Film Critics Prize 2015. In: filmportal.de. Deutsches Filminstitut , February 16, 2016, accessed on March 3, 2016 .
  7. ↑ "In the summer he lives downstairs" wins the film art award at the 11th German Film Festival. In: filmportal.de. Deutsches Filminstitut, July 6, 2015, accessed on March 4, 2016 .
  8. ↑ Misconduct. (No longer available online.) In: filmportal.de. German Film Institute, archived from the original on March 5, 2016 ; accessed on March 4, 2016 (Awards). 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.filmportal.de
  9. ↑ Misconduct. In: fbw-filmbeval.com. German Film and Media Assessment (FBW), accessed on March 4, 2016 .
  10. ^ 6th Church Film Festival Recklinghausen opens with "Judgment - Frontier of Hope". In: filmportal.de. Deutsches Filminstitut, March 4, 2015, accessed on March 4, 2016 .
  11. ↑ Awards. Internet Movie Database, accessed March 4, 2016 .