The Robber

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The Robber Blu-ray

The Robber Blu-ray Review

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https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=6959

Kino Video will release on Blu-ray Benjamin Heisenberg's Der Räuber a.k.a The Robber (2010), starring Andreas Lust (Revanche), Franziska Weisz (Hotel), and Florian Wotruba. Last year, the film was nominated for Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. Street date is October 18th.

A champion marathon runner leads a double life as a serial bank robber, sprinting between heists (and away from police cars) as many as three times a day.

Based on the real-life story of Johann Kastenberger (changed to Rettenberger for the film), Austria's most-wanted bank robber of the 1980s, Benjamin Heisenberg's thriller is a lean, visceral study of pathological compulsion, featuring a riveting central performance by Andreas Lust (Revanche).

Known as "Pump-gun Ronnie" because of his weapon and the Ronald Reagan mask he slips on during stickups, Rettenberger is portrayed here as an obsessive loner, more concerned with his lap times than other human beings. Once he falls into a relationship with his social worker, Erika (Franziska Weisz), it becomes impossible to hide his crimes, and the violence he reserved for his robberies starts seeping into his daily life.

Misguided in his dual search for love and freedom, the authorities finally begin to close in on the robber. Moved by an over-powering inner energy, he attempts to flee the largest deployment of police forces in Austria's modern history, but will his wit and athleticism give him the opportunity for one last escape?

Ending in an epic chase over highways and through the woods, The Robber is a thriller about reckless bank robberies, heart-pounding marathons, ill-fated love and dramatic escapes.

Note: Sony Pictures have already secured the remake rights for The Robber.

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[Le Samourai]

Looks very interesting, thanks for the info.

[horizonline]

Looks like the previous thread went to wishlist.

[Deciazulado]

The Robber Blu-ray Review

[Todd_Gaines]

just got my copy in the mail and I am lovin the slip. Now I hope I enjoy the film as much.

[Immersion]

It is nice to see this get released outside of Austria/Germany, as there are so many talented directors out of Berliner Schule. But damn, I didn't know this had a US release. I spent about 30 Euros on the Austrian release quite a few months ago (probably the most expensive film I ever bought; but worth it), which I believe is 1080i. I'm not sure how this Kino release compares in terms of quality though. I don't really want to have to spend another $30 or so to get this for a small improvement alone, without extras.

Those issues aside, this film is one of my favourite films! The first Berliner Schule film to appear on Blu-ray, and one of the best.