Austrian movie “Revanche” from Götz Spielmann nominated for Oscar
“Revanche” made by the Austrian film maker Götz Spielmann was chosen to be one of the five best none-English movies last year, and nominated for this years Oscar. The movie was shot in Lower Austrias Northern province “Waldviertel”, close to the border of the Czech Republic.
The four other chosen flicks are the German “Der Baader Meinhof Komplex”, the French Cannes winner “Entre les murs”, the Jewish Golden Globe winner “Waltz with Bashir” from Israel, as well as the Japanese movie “Departures”.
“Revanche” already received many prices in Austria and abroad. The most important actors of the movie are Johannes Krisch, Ursula Strauss, Irina Potapenko, Andreas Lust and Hannes Thanheiser.
“Revanche” is about a bank robber who lost his girlfriend during the raid. She was shot on the escape by a policeman. The bank robber vows vengeance and meets the wife of the policeman who shot his girlfriend.