Thema: Movie-Previews & Reviews Mo Sep 14, 2009 6:41 am
Heute habe ich auf "blogger" die zweite Film-Review über "Same Same but Different" gefunden, geschrieben von einer Zuschauerin, die den Film gestern auf dem Toronto Film Festival sah:
Es sind auch zwei schöne (leider kleine) Fotos aus dem Film mit dabei
Die erste Film-Krtik las ich auf der "variety" website: *** August 22 2009 Same Same But Different ((Germany)) By DEREK ELLEY Delphi Filmverleih release of a Boje Buck Prod. production, in association with NDR. (International sales: Films Distribution, Paris.) Produced by Claus Boje. Directed by Detlev Buck. Screenplay, Ruth Thoma, Michael Ostrowski, Buck, based on the 2007 autobiographical novel, "Wohin Du Auch Gehst" (Wherever You Go) by Benjamin Pruefer.
With: David Kross, Apinya Sakuljaroensuk, Stefan Konarske, Jens Harzer, Anne Mueller, Michael Ostrowski, Marie Jung, Lucile Charlemagne, Wanda Badwal, Julia Primus, Constanze Becker, Olli Dittrich, Gilla Cremer, Ok Sokha, Em Boun Nat, Anatole Taubman, Charly Huebner. (German, English, Cambodian dialogue)
Based on the true story of a young Teuton who falls for -- and stands by -- an HIV-positive Cambodian girl, "Same Same but Different" manages to avoid most of the expected potholes while remaining a film typical of its creator, maverick German helmer Detlev Buck. Irreverent humor and down-to-earth characters prevent the potentially soupy mix from curdling in its own juices, and the Asian setting is never exoticized for cheap emotional gains. The film split viewers at its Locarno preem, with some finding it too unemotional, others refreshingly different. Outside Deutschland, where it will be released next January, "Same" has some chances as a specialty item. However, its considerable amount of English dialogue and handsomely lensed, mainstream look deserve to propel it further afield. Most remarkably, given its subject, the movie never becomes remotely preachy or didactic; nor does it allow its characters to wallow in their grief. They had sex; they fell in love; she turned out be HIV-positive, so both look for a way to continue their life together. Period. Characteristically, the script gets the big revelation out of the way at the start, as Sreykeo Soluan (Apinya Sakuljaroensuk), Skyping from Phnom Penh to Hamburg, tells Benjamin Pruefer (David Kross) the bad news. Without further ado, this triggers a flashback to how they met: Ben and pal Ed (Stefan Konarske) are backpacking through Asia and have a wild night of sex and drugs in Phnom Penh, orchestrated by hippie Alex (co-writer Michael Ostrowski), during which Sreykeo willing spends the night with Ben for $30. Characters like Ed and Alex are typically spaced-out/womanizing creations from other Buck movies ("Jailbirds," "Tough Enough"). Throughout the movie, these two bring a lightness to their scenes with the more serious Ben that helps keep the drama from becoming maudlin.
