The Excluded

– Die Ausgesperrten revolves around an unlikely group of 4 youths in Vienna who band together, each fo..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 37 Minutes
Release Year:
1982
Original Name:
Die Ausgesperrten
The Excluded (1982) - Also known as Die Ausgesperrten

Die Ausgesperrten revolves around an unlikely group of 4 youths in Vienna who band together, each for different reasons, to mug people. Two are fraternal twins, the third a blue-collar worker, the fourth the privileged daughter of wealthy parents who "needs a little dirt in her life". The story provides penetrating insights into the Austria of the 50s, in which some enjoyed the benefits of the "Economic Miracle", while others were shut out. It repeatedly references Austria's Nazi past and the numerous ways in which it influences the present despite the conspiracy of silence which surrounds it.

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Release Date:

26 Mar 2006

Language:

German

Director:

Franz Novotny

Writer:

Elfriede Jelinek, Franz Novotny

Main Actors:

Rudolf Wessely, Emmy Werner, Paulus Manker, Ursula Knobloch

Plot:

Two young characters in this story of rebellious youth are named after two Germans, brother and sister Hans and Sophie Scholl who were imprisoned and executed for their anti-Nazi stance during World War II. In this film, the rebels do not have such a clear-cut enemy but nevertheless, they cannot accept the way life is heading in Austria of the 1950s and they revolt by stealing, mugging, and trying out terrorist methods (bombs). Their future seems to be inexorably heading on a collision course with the forces that have "locked them out.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10