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Midnight Runner

5.2

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Original title

Der Läufer

Year

2018

Running time

92 min.

Country

Switzerland

Director

Hannes Baumgartner

Screenwriter

Hannes Baumgartner, Stefan Staub

Cast

Cinematography

Gaetan Varone

Producer

Contrast Film, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, Teleclub AG

Genre

Drama. Thriller

Synopsis

Jonas Widmer, one of the best runners in Switzerland, is focused on participating in the Olympic games. Besides sports, Jonas is also a successful cook and plans to move in with his girlfriend, Simone. But Jonas's perfect life is increasingly disturbed by memories of his late brother. He starts leading a tragic double life, robbing young women at night. Based on a true story.

Awards: 2018: Swiss Film Awards: Nominated for Best Film & Best Actor (Max Hubacher)

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Critics' reviews

"[It achieves] a clinical kind of empathy in its attempt to penetrate the male predator’s psychology (...) It’s to the film’s credit that it avoids banal rationalizations"

Guy Lodge: Variety

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Midnight Runner

2018

Hannes Baumgartner

5.2

(185)