Directed by:
Thomas ArslanCinematography:
Reinhold VorschneiderComposer:
Geir JenssenCast:
Mišel Matičević, Rainer Bock, Uwe Bohm, Karoline Eichhorn, Timo Jacobs, Peter Kurth, David Scheller, André Szymanski, Hanns Zischler, Jörg Malchow (more)Plots(1)
Trojan is released from jail and goes straight back to his profession as a criminal. He gets hold of a weapon and looks out for new jobs. In just a few takes, Thomas Arslan sets up the anonymous world of his gangster protagonist by falling back on motifs and characters from the genre. The backroom of a car workshop, parking lots, furnished apartments. One meets men and women who distrust each other because they are all out to line their own pockets. The setting changes constantly, with surveillance and chase scenes providing a dynamic narrative rhythm. Since crime makes up Trojan's daily existence, the film concentrates entirely on the technical nature of a life outside the law. The reduced and clear-cut images – shot with a Red camera – highlight the exact sequence of events. Im Schatten is a genre film that focuses consistently on the mechanics and external process of a crime. It develops a sense of great suspense, without burdening its figures with personal stories. Each hand movement has to be right. All of a sudden, the question of whether Trojan will manage to start the getaway car on time becomes a great movie moment. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Mišel Matičević
West Germany
Best movies:
The Billion Dollar Code (2021) (series)
My Beautiful Country (2012)
The Company (2007) (series)
Rainer Bock
West Germany
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Never Look Away (2018)
The White Ribbon (2009)
Uwe Bohm
West Germany
Best movies:
Sanctuary (2014)
Herzlich willkommen (1990)
My Best Enemy (2011)
Karoline Eichhorn
West Germany
Best movies:
Nichts als die Wahrheit (1999)
The Silence (2010)
The Tobacconist (2018)
Timo Jacobs
West Germany
Best movies:
Carlos (2010) (TV movie)
Bornholmer Straße (2014) (TV movie)
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
Peter Kurth
East Germany
Best movies:
A Friend of Mine (2006)
Goodbye Lenin! (2003)
Me and Kaminski (2015)
David Scheller
West Germany
Best movies:
Time You Change (2010)
The Captain (2017)
Eight Miles High! (2007)
André Szymanski
Best movies:
Labyrinth of Lies (2014)
Wolfsburg (2003)
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2016)
Hanns Zischler
Germany
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Europa Europa (1990)
The Meetings of Anna (1978)
Jörg Malchow
East Germany
Best movies:
54 Hours (2018) (series)
Bungalow (2002)
Home for the Weekend (2012)