Description:In a ragged section of Vienna, hardened ex-con Alex (Johannes Krisch) works as an assistant in a brothel, where he falls for Ukrainian hooker Tamara (Irina Potapenko). They hope for escape, but their plans unexpectedly intersect with the lives of a rural cop (Andreas Lust) and his seemingly content wife (Ursula Strauss). Austrian DireIn a ragged section of Vienna, hardened ex-con Alex (Johannes Krisch) works as an assistant in a brothel, where he falls for Ukrainian hooker Tamara (Irina Potapenko). They hope for escape, but their plans unexpectedly intersect with the lives of a rural cop (Andreas Lust) and his seemingly content wife (Ursula Strauss). Austrian Director Götz Spielmann's Oscar-nominated drama is a tense, existential, and moving portrait of vengeance and redemption.... (more)(less)
"The narrative of this film comes across as a bit fractured and inconsistent; nevertheless, Revanche remains quite a well-done, suspenseful piece of work, examining the characters' longstanding desires for a secure future.
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"If you want a methodical character based crime/drama with messed up human beings, bank robbery, a sadistic almost blow job scene, philosophical revenge, and wood chopping, then watch this bitch!
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