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Out of Hand

Picture This! Home Video / Year: 2005

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Synopsis

Two teenage boys, fueled by boredom, anger and sexual confusion, impulsively kidnap a woman and then don’t know what to do next. An edgy, sexy, violent thriller.

3 Reasons To buy this film

An admitted guilty pleasure, this dark tale of two high school misfits who kidnap a young woman and hold her captive is definitely not your typical German art film.
This first feature by 28-year-old filmmaker Eva Urthaler, is slickly filmed and proves to be a surprise - – think art film extreme or Danger after Dark light!
Though they are young actors, Sergei Moya and Ludwig Trepte craft realistic performances and build a palpable sexual tension between one another.

Review

Infused with American-style adolescent angst seasoned heavily with teen alienation and pulsating with palpable homoeroticism, Out of Hand vividly paints a world where two typical teenagers act on atypical urges to disastrous results. The withdrawn Paul (Sergei Moya) moves into town and immediately befriends the cherub-faced loner, Sebastian (Ludwig Trepte). Despite Paul’s being a poor kid with a sick mother and Sebastian, a spoiled rich kid, the two hit it off –- creating a cozy hangout in an abandoned factory where they smoke, share porno mags and drink vodka. When Sebastian is caught trying to shoplift by the attractive Sonja (Elisabetta Rocchetti), his shame and anger brews and intensifies leading the two to spy on the woman’s life. On one voyeuristic night, they are caught and impulsively kidnap Sonya and tie her up in their makeshift home in the factory. Stuck with a captive they don’t know what to do with and fueled with Sebastian’s notso- subtle physical attraction to his 16-year-old buddy, the two become increasingly jealous, brutal, sexually confused and disastrously indecisive. (German with English subtitles)

-- Raymond Murray

Product Format Information

DVD : $17.99

Availability: ON ORDER
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Close Caption: No
Region Code: 1
UPC: 667443573142
Catalog #: DV2294532

Studio : Picture This! Home Video

Languages: German Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , German Dolby Digital 2.0 , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
Features:
Interview(s): Interview with lead actors Sergej Moya and Ludwig Trepte in Berlin

Keywords

Gay Male, Gay/Lesbian, International, Mystery/Thriller/Suspense

Genres

International

Customer Reviews

Coming of Age Brutally

Amos Lassen wrote on 02/20/2011:

“Out of Hand”
Coming of Age Brutally
Amos Lassen
“Out of hand” is not your usual gay-themed movie. It is a homoerotic thriller about two boys coming of age and has been racking up awards at various film festivals. Stranger than all else is the fact that the movie is directed by a female, Eva Urhthaler and she has the homo erotic elements down pat.
Paul and Sebastian, two teenagers with a knack for getting into all sorts of trouble use their time stealing, drinking and beating people. They want to see how far they can go and each depends on the other for validation. In this symbiotic relationship, there is some kid of deep nature that attracts the boys to each other. Sebastien is the dominant one of the two—he is always willing to go one step farther and he is the one that calls the shots. They hang out in an abandoned factory and one day they abduct Sonja, a thirty-year old convenience store clerk. They bring her to their hideout but then cannot decide what to do with her. Paul seems to be attracted to Sonja and moves a bit away from his friend, Sebastien and he tries to help her. Sebastien does not realize that he has fallen in love with Paul at first but as the movie progresses, he acknowledges to himself that their s feeling there. Because he is hurt by Paul, he also becomes capable of things he had never done before. In the two boys we see the very thin line between being adult and adolescent. The desire for power on Sebastien’s side manifests itself in sexuality and things take a turn.
The three leads give haunting performances—Elisabetta Rocchetti asSonja, Ludwig Trepte as Paul and Sergej as Sebastien and all three have won awards for their acting.
“Out of Hand” is a powerful film and is haunting in theme. It is sure to be one of the hits of the summer and it is a valuable look at the early signs of a Sadomasochistic relationship and unrequited love.

Yeah Okay

jason onyx wrote on 07/30/2007:

Alright, this was a decent enough movie and all, but I failed to see how it is homo erotic. Besides a few glances, an almost touch, and the fact thats a bit obvious the one character likes the other, that is as far as it goes.
As i said it was a decent movie though, and the actors were great in their roles. Just don't expect it to be all that homo erotic.

Superb Film: A Must-See Psycho-thriller

drifter19432001 wrote on 06/24/2007:

Great Performances by the two male leads! Well-crafted psychological thriller; very homoerotic! Not to be missed!
Paul, acting on his basic instincts and psychological needs, is able to make Sebastian a virtual "lap-dog" follower, but only to a point---a breaking point for both. You'll want to view this flick more than once.