Crime Story – Im Schatten at Berlinale Forum

Im Schatten/In the Shadows
Thomas Arslan, Germany
2010, 85 min
World Premiere

15 February 2010
Delphi Filmpalast, Berlin

Cast: Mišel Matičević (Trojan), Karoline Eichhorn (Dora Hillmann), Uwe Bohm (René Mayer), Rainer Bock (Nico), David Scheller (Martin Krüger), Peter Kurth (Richard Bauer)

Im Schatten is a work of classicism – a straight-up crime film juxtaposing the mechanics of a career outside the law with clear-eyed views of industrial Berlin.

The protagonist, Trojan (Mišel Matičević), is a professional who always acts purposefully, with control and precision. An effective, propulsive score describes a life of constant motion; and photography of fluorescent interiors (shot with a Red camera) perfectly captures a world where night always reigns.

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