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Storyline

Roman Kogler, 18, is serving time in a juvenile detention center. He has already served half of his sentence, and could be released on probation, but his chances are poor: he doesn’t have family, and seems incapable of coping with society. After many failed attempts, Roman finds a probation job at the municipal morgue in Vienna. One day, Roman is faced with a dead woman who bears his family name. Even though it soon turns out that she is not his mother, Roman wonders about his past for the first time and starts looking for his mother.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2011
Directors Fortnight

Cannes Awards 2011
Best European Film Quinzaine 2011 Award
European Film Awards (EFA) 2011
Discovery Award Nomination
Austrian Film Prize 2012
Best Fiction-Film
Best Director
Best Male Actor
Best Screenplay
Best music
Best Editing

Releases

France (14 of March 2012)