COME IN AND BURN OUT

SELBSTGESPRÄCHE

Directed by André Erkau

MONDAY JANUARY 19 1:30PM CASTRO

Sascha thinks he has a bright future as a TV presenter ahead of him. Adrian dreams of meeting a woman who will understand him and Maria hopes for a “real” job as an architect. But for the moment, they are all working – temporarily of course - at a call center. Their boss Harms tries to motivate his employees in the hard sell.
“Every call is a new change,” is his motto. But sales are poor and if the success rate doesn’t increase soon, layoffs will follow. While each one of them makes a living thanks to their ability to communicate with strangers, they all fail to bring that expertise to their personal lives.
Winner of the Max Ophüls prize, André Erkau’s debut film is based on the director’s own experience working in a call center.

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US Premiere

Country
Germany
Year
2008
Run Time
35mm, 96 min., German
with English subtitles
Cast
Maximilian Brückner
August Zirner
Antje Widdra
Johannes Allmayer
Camera
Dirk Morgenstern
Screenwriter
André Erkau
Printsource
geißendörffer film- & fernsehproduktion
Email
info@geissendoerffer-film.de

Awards
Filmfestival Max Ophüls 2008, Germany: Max Ophüls Award and Film Score Award

Director

André Erkau
was born in 1968 in Dortmund. Erkau attended the actor’s training program at Hamburg’s Schauspielstudio (1994-97) and played on stage before studying film directing at Cologne’s Kunsthochschule für Medien. His graduation film 37 OHNE ZWIEBELN, shown at last year’s B&B, won several awards. COME IN AND BURN OUT is his feature debut.