Breakout
Theatrical feature, 97 Min.
2007
Nia lives in Zurich's suburbia. One night Nia and his best friend Pulpo get into a gang fight because Pulpo fancies Foxy, the ex-girl-friend of rival gang leader Spirit. Pulpo is badly injured in the brawl, and Nia, who refuses to betray the other gang members, ends up in a detention centre. He soon finds himself in trouble with other inmates and obnoxious correction officers, but he also meets beautiful and tough attorney Nicole, who tries to help him. At first Nia refuses to co-operate in any way, but then Pulpo commits suicide. Seeking revenge, Nia decides to break out. He manages to escape, but instead of killing Spirit, he chooses to beat his rival in a thrilling break-dance battle. Nia's decision does not find favour with all of his fellow gang members.
Cast
Nils Althaus
Melanie Winiger
Stress
Director
Mike Eschmann
Screenplay
Thomas Hess
David Keller
Producers
Reto Schaerli
Lukas Hobi
Production
Zodiac Pictures Ltd
Impuls Home Entertainment AG
Teleclub AG
Telepool Zürich
Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Distributor
The Walt Disney Company
Awards
Shooting Star Berlinale 2007:
Nils Althaus
Swiss Film Award 2008:
Special Jury Prize for Film Music