Slow Attack

Overview

Nik, a released prisoner who started writing in prison, wants to leave his past behind him, but refuses to contact his former girlfriend and her family. Under the name of his jail buddy Henry, he moves in with his pen pal - who has never seen him - and is always watched suspiciously by their roommate. Nik began writing in prison and now seeks contact with the literary culture, even though he feels disgusted by the pompous fuss of this society. He is not without talent and works on a novel in which he minutely describes the abduction of an industrialist. Henry gets shot at the prison breakout and visits Nik to get help from him. He likes his novel plot and wants to put it into action.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 31, 1980

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

ZDF,Neue Bioskop Film,Planet Film

Cast

Kurt Raab,Horst Hesslein,Marquard Bohm,Veit Relin,Joey Buschmann,Katja Rupé,Hark Bohm,Rolf Zacher,Eckehard Ahrens,Irm Hermannand 2 more

Director

Reinhard Hauff

Writer

Burkhard Driest

Producer

Dieter Schidor,Eberhard Junkersdorf

Cinematography

Frank Brühne

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0080686