Jack

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)