Directed by:
Wolfgang MurnbergerScreenplay:
Wolf HaasCinematography:
Peter von HallerComposer:
Wolfgang FrischCast:
Josef Bierbichler, Birgit Minichmayr, Stipe Erceg, Dorka Gryllus, Josef Hader, Christoph Luser, Edita Malovcic, Simon Schwarz, Gerti Drassl, Ivan Shvedoff (more)Plots(1)
Horvath has disappeared. The final leasing instalments on his car haven't been paid and this is why he must be found. Brenner accepts his old friend Berti's lousy assignment and sets off on a long journey into the country. A forwarding address leads him to a fast food restaurant where, every week, thousands of bony remains of Viennese breaded fried chicken are left behind. These leftovers are ground into bone meal and added to the chickenfeed of future generations of fried poultry. No sooner does Brenner arrive on the scene than events come to a head. Horvath is still missing. So too is his car – although Brenner did at least catch a glimpse of it. Brenner begins to fall in love with kitchen manager Birgit, who is unfortunately married to the restaurant manager's son. Brenner asks him to find out where the money goes that his Dad takes out of the till. It winds up in the hands of a prostitute in Bratislava – and in those of a pimp who is blackmailing the old man on account of a hushed up misdemeanour. The old restaurateur decides to add the pimp to his in-house food chain, and Brenner is asked to abduct the prostitute from Bratislava. No sooner does he return from his business trip, than things begin to get decidedly difficult for Brenner. The masked ball is in full swing at the village hall and the villagers – comfortably anonymous behind their masks – are letting it all hang out. Meanwhile, there's lovemaking and murder going on down in the cellar. And then, all of a sudden, Berti appears. In the end there are corpses swinging in the cellar and wailing women – and Brenner's just glad that he didn't lose his head. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Josef Bierbichler
West Germany
Best movies:
The White Ribbon (2009)
Winter Sleepers (1997)
Heart of Glass (1976)
Birgit Minichmayr
Austria
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
The White Ribbon (2009)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Stipe Erceg
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Die Kirschenkönigin (2004) (series)
The Bone Man (2009)
Dorka Gryllus
Hungary
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
Gloomy Sunday (1999)
Irina Palm (2006)
Josef Hader
Austria
Best movies:
Arthur & Claire (2017)
Come Sweet Death (2000)
The Bone Man (2009)
Christoph Luser
Austria
Best movies:
Maximilian & Marie De Bourgogne (2017) (series)
The Bone Man (2009)
My Best Enemy (2011)
Edita Malovcic
Austria
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
Želary (2003)
Four Minutes (2006)
Simon Schwarz
Austria
Best movies:
North Face (2008)
Come Sweet Death (2000)
Protector (2009)
Gerti Drassl
Italy
Best movies:
Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank (2016)
The Bone Man (2009)
The Piano Teacher (2001)
Ivan Shvedoff
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Michael Pascher
Austria
Best movies:
Merry Christmas (2005)
The Bone Man (2009)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Gerhard Liebmann
Austria
Best movies:
Das Wunder von Wörgl (2018) (TV movie)
Falco - Verdammt, wir leben noch! (2008)
The Bone Man (2009)
Martina Zinner
Austria
Best movies:
The Bone Man (2009)
Slumming (2006)
Antares (2004)
Ana Stefanovic
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Honeymoons (2009)
The Bone Man (2009)
When Day Breaks (2012)
Christian Pogats
Austria
Best movies:
The Bone Man (2009)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Oliver Stern
Austria
Best movies:
The Bone Man (2009)
Strange Gardens (2003)
The Speer and Hitler: Devil's Architect (2005) (series)
Kathrin Resetarits
Austria
Best movies:
The Bone Man (2009)
Slumming (2006)
Visions of Europe (2004)
Georg Gogitsch
Best movies:
The Bone Man (2009)