JACK
synopsis
Although he is only ten years old, Jack is responsible for himself and his little brother Manuel and this fills him with pride. Their single mother works during the day and often goes out at night. There’s no father in sight. One day, Manuel burns himself with boiling hot water while bathing and Jack is blamed for the incident. It's reason enough for social services to put him in a home where he is dreadfully homesick. He soon gets into trouble and bolts, heading for home. He arrives back, only to find his mother is once again absent. Jack and Manuel roam the city in search of her. They sleep in parks and in an underground car park, run away from the police and encounter adults, some of whom help and others who are indifferent.
international title: | Jack |
original title: | Jack |
country: | Germany |
sales agent: | Beta Cinema |
year: | 2014 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Edward Berger |
film run: | 103' |
release date: | FR 8/04/2015 |
screenplay: | Edward Berger, Nele Mueller-Stöfen |
cast: | Ivo Pietzcker, Georg Arms, Luise Heyer, Vincent Redetzki, Jakob Matschenz, Nele Mueller-Stöfen |
cinematography by: | Jens Harant |
film editing: | Janina Herhoffer |
art director: | Christiane Rothe |
costumes designer: | Esther Waltz |
music: | Christoph M. Kaiser, Julian Maas |
producer: | Jan Krüger, René Römert |
co-producer: | Andreas Eicher, Helge Neubronner, Frank Evers, Sebastian Zembol, Dietmar Güntsche, Wolfgang Behr, Martin Hagemann |
production: | Port-Au-Prince Pictures GmbH, cine plus Filmproduktion, Mixtvision Film & TV, Neue Bioskop Film, Zero West Filmproduktion Gmbh |
distributor: | Diaphana Distribution |