Outside the Box

Outside the Box

MS12

Genre

Suspense, Black comedy

Director

Philip Koch

Run time

1h 22min

Cast

Volker Bruch, Samuel Finzi, Stefan Konarske, Sascha Alexander Gersak, Vicky Krieps

A modern business world need characters that are ready to shoot when High Noon is coming. Frederick Schopner is obviously not ready for the task. Years in the company, and still not able to pull the trigger: Others are climbing the ladder of success, while he's watching – and doing their work. But now is the time. Or maybe. He and his colleagues of management consultants have been invited to participate in a special kind of teambuilding event. The team will be chased across an outdoor obstacle course while being assessed via video surveillance. Special highlight: the company has hired two over-the-hill actors to kidnap the consultants with unloaded weapons.

A realistic role play with fun factor! But things don't go according to plan, and guns are loaded. The actors find the make-believe scenario so convincing that they decide to put the plan into action for real. Meanwhile, Human Resources manager Vanessa is observing what's happening via video surveillance and has to find a way to keep the hostage situation from escalating ... while the press world is watching. Bringing some of Germany's most sought after acting talent together in a big ensemble, Philip Koch has made a business western that doesn't shy away from acid comedy to demask big company rules, lingo and crazy rituals. But he hasn't changed his interests much since his debut "Picco", where young inmates of a youth prison went berserk on the weakest one amongst them. This is a director who likes to venture into the dark soul of mankind – and brings it on screen with equal talent for thrill and humour.

Germany 2015

Genre

Suspense, Black comedy

Director

Philip Koch

Run time

1h 22min

Cast

Volker Bruch, Samuel Finzi, Stefan Konarske, Sascha Alexander Gersak, Vicky Krieps

A modern business world need characters that are ready to shoot when High Noon is coming. Frederick Schopner is obviously not ready for the task. Years in the company, and still not able to pull the trigger: Others are climbing the ladder of success, while he's watching – and doing their work. But now is the time. Or maybe. He and his colleagues of management consultants have been invited to participate in a special kind of teambuilding event. The team will be chased across an outdoor obstacle course while being assessed via video surveillance. Special highlight: the company has hired two over-the-hill actors to kidnap the consultants with unloaded weapons.

A realistic role play with fun factor! But things don't go according to plan, and guns are loaded. The actors find the make-believe scenario so convincing that they decide to put the plan into action for real. Meanwhile, Human Resources manager Vanessa is observing what's happening via video surveillance and has to find a way to keep the hostage situation from escalating ... while the press world is watching. Bringing some of Germany's most sought after acting talent together in a big ensemble, Philip Koch has made a business western that doesn't shy away from acid comedy to demask big company rules, lingo and crazy rituals. But he hasn't changed his interests much since his debut "Picco", where young inmates of a youth prison went berserk on the weakest one amongst them. This is a director who likes to venture into the dark soul of mankind – and brings it on screen with equal talent for thrill and humour.

Germany 2015

Info

Rating

Under 12 Not Recommended

Production year

2015

Global distributor

-

Local distributor

Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ

In cinema

11/6/2015