ACT OF VIOLENCE
(Höhere Gewalt)
A film by Lars Henning Jung, Germany, 2007, 96 min.
Original version with Portuguese subtitles.
Gathered in an isolated house in the middle of a forest, six recently graduated youths decide to spend a weekend together before each one going their way. Strecker, an egomaniac, declares himself the group leader. He is with Steffi, but wants to win back Jasmin, his ex-girlfriend, who is with Sören. The strain increases, and what could have been fun becomes a dangerous and violent game.
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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Lars Henning Jung was born in Munich, Germany, in 1977. He graduated in scenic management, Baden-Württemberg. He has directed various short films, including Zwitter (2000), Dichter (2001), and Geisterfahrer (2004). This is his first feature film, which received the best actress award (Alice Dwyer) and the Pupils Jury Award for the director in the Max Ophüls Festival (2008).
http://www.hoeheregewalt-film.de/
A film by Lars Henning Jung, Germany, 2007, 96 min.
Original version with Portuguese subtitles.
Gathered in an isolated house in the middle of a forest, six recently graduated youths decide to spend a weekend together before each one going their way. Strecker, an egomaniac, declares himself the group leader. He is with Steffi, but wants to win back Jasmin, his ex-girlfriend, who is with Sören. The strain increases, and what could have been fun becomes a dangerous and violent game.
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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Lars Henning Jung was born in Munich, Germany, in 1977. He graduated in scenic management, Baden-Württemberg. He has directed various short films, including Zwitter (2000), Dichter (2001), and Geisterfahrer (2004). This is his first feature film, which received the best actress award (Alice Dwyer) and the Pupils Jury Award for the director in the Max Ophüls Festival (2008).
http://www.hoeheregewalt-film.de/