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Michael (Original title)
Date: 2011 (Copyright)

Country: Austria

Director: Markus Schleinzer

Synopsis: Drama. At work in the office, Michael appears shy but pleasant. At home, however, he has a secret - a young boy named Wolfgang who he keeps locked in his basement and who, it is implied, he is sexually abusing.

Genre:
Drama
Releases
Date: 02 March 2012Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 1.78:1Runtime: 96 mins 22 secs - Length: 8673 FeetDialogue (original): GermanDistributor: Artificial Eye Film Company

Credits (19)
©: NGF, Produced by: NGF, With funding from: Österreichische Filminstitut/Austrian Film Institute, With funding from: FISA Filmlocation Austria, With funding from: Film Fonds Wien, Cien Tirol, In co-operation with: ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen, Producer: Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Producer: Markus Glaser, Producer: Michael Kitzberger, Producer: Wolfgang Widerhofer, Written by: Markus Schleinzer, Director of Photography: Gerald Kerkletz, Editor: Wolfgang Widerhofer, Production Designer: Katrin Huber, Production Designer: Gerhard Dohr, Costume Designer: Hanya Barakat, Sound Design: Veronika Hlawatsch
Cast (8)
Michael Fuith (Michael), David Rauchenberger (Wolfgang), Christine Kain (mother), Ursula Strauss (sister), Viktor Tremmel (brother-in-law), Xavier Winkler (nephew 1), Thomas Pfalzmann (nephew 2), Gisella Salcher (Christa)