Double Feature: L.A. Premiere! THE ROBBER (DER RAEUBER) & THE SILENCE (DAS LETZTE SCHWEIGEN) & October 23, 2010

Double Feature: L.A. Premiere! THE ROBBER (DER RAEUBER), 2010, Films Distribution, 90 min. On the day of his release from jail for a previous bank heist, Johannes Rettenberger redefines "breaking parole:" He exits the prison, walks down the street, and holds up yet another bank. At once a tense thriller and fascinating character study based on a bizarre true story, director Benjamin Heisemberg' s crime drama was nominated for the prestigious Golden Bear award at the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival. In German with English subtitles.
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L.A. Premiere! THE SILENCE (DAS LETZTE SCHWEIGEN), 2010, Bavaria Film International, 118 min. When a child's bicycle is discovered in a wheat field - in the exact location of a heinous crime committed 23 years earlier - and when local girl Sinikka mysteriously goes missing, a town is thrown into a haze of anxious uncertainty. At once a tense police procedural and a subtle yet devastating portrayal of a family's struggle to come to terms with the unthinkable, director Baran bo Odar's assured drama examines the ripple effect of violence on a community. In German with English subtitles. Discussion following with directors Benjamin Heisemberg and Baran bo Odar.
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