Directed by:
Elisabeth ScharangScreenplay:
Elisabeth ScharangCast:
Corinna Harfouch, Johannes Krisch, Birgit Minichmayr, Paulus Manker, Valerie Pachner, Sami Loris, Ernst Stötzner, Michael Fuith, Inge Maux, Andreas Ortner (more)Plots(1)
Johannes Krisch cuts a threatening figure as Jack Unterweger, a murderer who manages to captivate Vienna's high society from behind bars while serving out a fifteen-year sentence for his heinous crimes. When he begins devoting his prison time to exorcising demons through prose, Jack sees his notoriety attract publishers and female fans alike. Embracing his rising celebrity status, he gives himself over to the spotlight and to his "guardian angels": pen-pal lover Susanne (Corinna Harfouch) and literary agent Marlies (Birgit Minichmayr). Yet his troubled past is not far behind, pulling him back at each step he tries to take toward a new life. (Toronto International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Corinna Harfouch
East Germany
Best movies:
Paradis Express (1997)
Dying (2024)
Downfall (2004)
Johannes Krisch
Austria
Best movies:
Maximilian & Marie De Bourgogne (2017) (series)
Labyrinth of Lies (2014)
Revenge (2008)
Birgit Minichmayr
Austria
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
The White Ribbon (2009)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Paulus Manker
Austria
Best movies:
Lemmings, Part 1 - Arcades (1979) (TV movie)
Benny's Video (1992)
The People vs. Fritz Bauer (2015)
Valerie Pachner
Austria
Best movies:
A Hidden Life (2019)
Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden (2016)
The King's Man (2021)
Sami Loris
Switzerland
Best movies:
My Best Enemy (2011)
The Fatherless (2011)
Angelo (2018)
Ernst Stötzner
West Germany
Best movies:
Underground (1995)
Frantz (2016)
Victoria (2015)
Michael Fuith
Austria
Best movies:
Michael (2011)
The Best of All Worlds (2017)
Me and Kaminski (2015)
Inge Maux
Austria
Best movies:
Paradise: Love (2012)
The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2018)
Murer - Anatomy of a Trial (2018)
Andreas Ortner
Best movies:
Das Wunder von Wörgl (2018) (TV movie)
Erik & Erika (2018)
Jack (2015)
Roland Trnka
Best movies:
Come Sweet Death (2000)
Michael (2011)
Clara Immerwahr (2014) (TV movie)