Ex-con Alex dreams about starting a new life with the Ukrainian prostitute Tamara. To do so, he wants to rob a bank erasing debts and making the flight towards the South possible. But Tamara is unintentionally shot on the escape by the coincidentally present policeman, Robert. Alex flees to the farm of his grandfather and learns that Robert lives close by…thoughts of revenge start to arise.

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Revanche (2008)
  • Rating: (5,781 votes)
  • Tagline:Whose fault is it if life doesn't go your way? [US release] »
  • Runtime:121 minutes
  • Director: Götz Spielmann
  • Country:Austria
  • Actors:
    Alex
    Johannes Krisch
    Tamara
    Irina Potapenko
    Robert
    Andreas Lust
    Susanne
    Ursula Strauss
    Grandfather Hausner (as Hannes Thanheiser)
    Johannes Thanheiser
    Konecny - Tamara's Boss
    Hanno Pöschl
    Prostitute in Hotel
    Magdalena Kropiunig
    Tamara's Customer
    Toni Slama
    Cinderella Prostitute #1
    Elisabetha Pejcinoska
    Cinderella Prostitute #2
    Aniko Bärkanyi
  • Genres:Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
  • Producers:
    Sandra Bohle
    producer  
    Mathias Forberg
    producer  
    Götz Spielmann
    producer  
    Heinz Stussak
    producer  
  • Plot: Ex-con Alex dreams about starting a new life with the Ukrainian prostitute Tamara. To do so, he wants to rob a bank erasing debts and making the flight towards the South possible. But Tamara is unintentionally shot on the escape by the coincidentally present policeman, Robert. Alex flees to the farm of his grandfather and learns that Robert lives close by...thoughts of revenge start to arise. Written by Anonymous
Revanche
  • User's comment:Very good stylistically by johno-21

    I recently saw this at the 2009 Palm Springs International Film Festival. Writer/Director Martin Gschlacht offers up a tale of crime and revenge from Austria in a good looking cinematic presentation although the story set up is a little long and characters you expect to return are discarded. Despite it's too long beginning the film never really lags and keeps your interest with it's slick story from Gschlacht and wonderful cinematography from Gotz Spielmann and a great production design by Maria Gruber. Alex (Johannes Krisch) has fallen in love with Ukrainian immigrant Tamara (Irina Potapenko) who works in a brothel where Alex does odd jobs for the underworld brothel owner. In a plan to get out of debt and the control of the brothel Alex hatches a plot to rob a bank in his grandfather's rural village. Alex is forced to assimilate into the village when his plan is botched. With Ursala Strauss as the shopkeeper Susanne and Andreas Lust as her policeman husband Robert this is a good film but would carry a strong R rating for nudity and sexual situations. Fortunately, violence is kept at a minimum. I believe this is Austria's official submission to the Oscars for Best Foreign Language film. I would give it a 7.5 out of 10 and recommend it.


  • Also known as: Revanche (Brazil - cable TV title), Revanche (Finland - TV title), Revanche (Greece), La revancha (Argentina - cable TV title), Povracilo (Slovenia), Rövans (Turkey - Turkish title), Revancha (Argentina - festival title), Revanche - Ti ucciderò (Italy), Revans (Hungary - imdb display title), Revansje (Norway), Rewanz (Poland),

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