Once Upon a Time in Indian Country

2017 1h 37m DE

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 13

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Synopsis

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A wild genre mix between a boxer film, urban western, road movie and music video, set at end of the summer holidays in a drab neighborhood in the outskirts of Hamburg suburbia. Young boxing talent Mauser is preparing for a pivotal competition when his father kills his step-mother and flees. Trying to find his father, Mauser embarks on a journey through the world of music, psychedelia, violence, love and a biblical thunderstorm. And what is with the Native American? "Once upon a time in Indian country" is a story that radiates both, heat and poetry.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Leonard Scheicher
Mauser
Johanna Polley
Edda
Emilia Schüle
Jackie
Joel Basman
Kondor
Johannes Klaußner
Ponyhof
Katharina Behrens
Laura
Clemens Schick
Zöllner
Robert Alan Packard
Indian

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: İlker Çatak
Writers: Max Reinhold, Nils Mohl
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by İlker Çatak, shot by Florian Mag. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Martin Gretschmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Leonard Scheicher and Johanna Polley and Emilia Schüle carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5584140 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

İlker Çatak directs. Florian Mag behind the camera. Martin Gretschmann scores. Jan Ruschke cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by İlker Çatak, shot by Florian Mag. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Martin Gretschmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Jan Ruschke shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Leonard Scheicher and Johanna Polley and Emilia Schüle carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt5584140 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.