Out of Hand
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39% Critic Match

Out of Hand

Infatuation. Obsession. Abduction.

3.9 / 10 2005 1h 32mNR German
Drama

Storyline

Sebastian and Paul are two bored boys about 16 years of age. They drink alcohol, steal - and attend a private school. They can't find a sense of meaning in their present adolescent existence. They abduct Sonja and lock her in an old, abandoned factory building. But what shall they do with her? Disorientation, fear, desire and also love are changing into cruel aggression.

Cast & Crew

Elisabetta Rocchetti

Elisabetta Rocchetti

Sonja

Lead
Ludwig Trepte

Ludwig Trepte

Paul

Sergej Moya

Sergej Moya

Sebastian

Georg Friedrich

Georg Friedrich

Chris

Birgit Doll

Birgit Doll

Pauls Mutter

Ana Stefanović

Ana Stefanović

Sonjas Kollegin

What People Are Saying

2.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Eva Urthaler's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Out of Hand is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker