Angst
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Angst

5.1 / 10 2003 1h 32mNR German
Drama

Storyline

Oskar Roehler's drama Der Alte Affe Angst (Angst) is about the dissolution of a couple. Robert (Andre Hennicke) and Marie (Marie Baumer) have little in common other than their sex life. Since Robert is going through a bout with impotency, they are having a very rocky time. Robert learns that his father, whom he is estranged from, has died. This disturbs Robert so much that he visits a prostitute, and is able to engage in sex with her. Marie discovers the infidelity, and the prostitute has a surprise of her own. Angst was screened at the 2003 Berlin Film Festival.

Cast & Crew

André Hennicke

André Hennicke

Robert

Lead
Marie Bäumer

Marie Bäumer

Marie

Vadim Glowna

Vadim Glowna

Klaus

Ralf Bauer

Ralf Bauer

Markus

Jutta Hoffmann

Jutta Hoffmann

Marie's Mother

Hermann Beyer

Hermann Beyer

Maries Vater

Christoph Waltz

Christoph Waltz

Analytiker

Herbert Knaup

Herbert Knaup

Wolfgang

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Oskar Roehler's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Angst is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker