Directed by:
Katrin GebbeScreenplay:
Katrin GebbeCinematography:
Moritz SchultheißCast:
Julius Feldmeier, Sascha Alexander Geršak, Annika Kuhl, Gro Swantje Kohlhof, Til-Niklas Theinert, Daniel Michel, Uwe Dag Berlin, Christoph Jacobi (more)VOD (1)
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Inspired by atrocious true events, Nothing Bad Can Happen follows Tore, a young lost soul involved with an underground Christian punk movement who falls in with a dysfunctional family curious to test his seemingly unwavering faith. After a chance encounter helping Benno, a stranded driver and managing to help start his car again in what appears to be a miracle, Tore is invited back to his home and becomes friendly with him, his wife and two kids. Before long, Tore moves in and gradually becomes part of his family. However, Benno can't resist playing a cruel game, designed to challenge Tore's beliefs. As his trials become more and more extreme, Tore finds his capacity for love and resilience pushed to its limits, and beyond. (Drafthouse Films)
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I’m prevented from truly relating to this painful odyssey by the fact that the sufferer underwent it repeatedly and
voluntarily. Cynically speaking, it’s a case of “you've made your bed, now lie in it.” Nothing Bad Can Happen does not
criticize faith, nor does it advocate idealism or punish evil stemming from the dark corners of humanity. It only
contemplatively lets them enter into an extreme and tragic confrontation. Courageous and powerful.
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It’s something like a cross-breed between the German film Stations of the Cross and the Greek one Miss Violence. It’s not easy to watch, and gets heavier the closer it is to the end. But I have a little problem with the credibility, since the film is inspired by real events. Tore is portrayed as someone with a blind faith, as a naive boy, but not as a retard. But to allow those atrocities to be committed to him, he has to be at least a little retard (which I guess he actually was). And it wasn’t about him, either. He wanted to protect that young girl whose name I’ve already forgotten, but as a non-retard he would have assessed the situation in a completely different way. Moreover, when it comes to his decisions as a saviour, his repeated lies feel inconsistent (bruises caused by playing football); a fierce believer like him wouldn’t act that way.
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