The Stranger

2000 1h 42m DE

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6.1

MID

★6.1TMDB · 6

DramaCrime

Synopsis

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The seedy underbelly of Vienna at night. Mercedes is a femme fatale from Mexico, newly arrived at the Vienna airport with her German boyfriend Rainer, where they have smuggled a kilo of cocaine through customs. Unfortunately for them, the city has just had a major drug crackdown, leaving them without buyers and money. Disgusted with Rainer, Mercedes ditches him and hooks up with Harry, a lonely and bored cab driver who agrees to help her find a buyer for the drugs so she can get some cash and go home. She offers Harry a deal he can't refuse. Is he just another pawn for Mercedes or will her promises help him achieve his hope and dreams? The story careens through the night streets of Vienna, following two amateurs navigating their way through the treacherous world of the drug trade. It's a mood piece with the backdrop of a stifling urban loneliness.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Goya Toledo
Mercedes
Martin Feifel
Rainer
Nina Proll
Beate
Simon Schwarz
Dealer
Hary Prinz
Harry

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Götz Spielmann
Writers: Götz Spielmann, Maria Scheibelhofer
Languages: German, English, Spanish
Countries: Austria

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, English, Spanish.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Götz Spielmann, shot by Fabian Eder. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Hubert Canaval shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Goya Toledo and Martin Feifel and Nina Proll carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0263362 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Götz Spielmann directs. Fabian Eder behind the camera. Hubert Canaval cuts. Produced in Austria. Dialogue in German, English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, English, Spanish.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Götz Spielmann, shot by Fabian Eder. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Hubert Canaval shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Goya Toledo and Martin Feifel and Nina Proll carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0263362 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.