Jack (2014 film)

Jack
Jack
	Film poster
Directed by	Edward Berger
Written by	Edward Berger; Nele Mueller-Stöfen
Starring	Ivo Pietzcker
Release date	7 February 2014 (Berlin);
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Jack is a 2014 German drama film directed by Edward Berger. The film had its premiere in the competition section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.^[1]^[2] It was one of eight films shortlisted by Germany to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards,^[3] but it lost out to Labyrinth of Lies.^[4]

Plot

10-year-old Jack and his 6-year-old brother Manuel live with their single mother in Berlin. They are closely attached to her, and though she loves them, she neglects her duties as a mom, preferring to go out partying all night and leaving Jack on his own to take care of the household and babysitting his brother. Only after having to live on the street for a whole weekend because of their mothers absence, Jack realizes that they would be better off moving into a children’s home.

Cast

Ivo Pietzcker as Jack
Georg Arms as Manuel
Luise Heyer as Sanna
Nele Mueller-Stöfen as Becki
Vincent Redetzki as Jonas
Jacob Matschenz as Philipp
Odine Johne as Kati
Johann Jürgens as Mattes
Atheer Adel as Ophir
Anthony Arnold as Danilo
Amar Saaifan as Marc
Justine Ewerth as Tanja

References

^ "Berlinale 2014: Competition Complete". berlinale. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
^ "Jack". berlinale. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
^ "Germany Picks Final Eight Titles to Vie for Oscar Submission". IndieWire. 13 August 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
^ Roxborough, Scott (27 August 2015). "Oscars: Germany Picks 'Labryinth of Lies' for Foreign Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

External links

Jack at IMDb

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[Berlin-1] "Berlinale 2014: Competition Complete". berlinale. Retrieved 19 January 2014.

[Jack-2] "Jack". berlinale. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

[Germany-3] "Germany Picks Final Eight Titles to Vie for Oscar Submission". IndieWire. 13 August 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2015.

[Labyrinth-4] Roxborough, Scott (27 August 2015). "Oscars: Germany Picks 'Labryinth of Lies' for Foreign Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

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