News, Videos

EXCLUSIVE: Watch the First Trailer for Elisabeth Scharang’s Philosophical Thriller ‘Jack’

There are a lot of “bad boys” in literature, but Jack Unterweger is the real deal: he’s as famous for being a killer as he is an author.

In director Elizabeth Scharang’s thriller, Jack becomes a model of criminal rehabilitation after serving a 15-year term — until a series of prostitutes are found dead, and he comes under police and tabloid scrutiny again. Can a person fundamentally change? Will society let him change?

Scharang had interviewed the real Jack Unterweger for radio when the writer committed suicide in 1994. The filmmaker then turned to fiction to tell her version of his story. “Each and every Austrian has an opinion on Jack Unterweger,” she said, “and as soon as I mention his name, the views spit forth like an eruption of lava.”

Screen International described the film as “an accomplished, quietly compelling portrait of a convicted killer and whether he can escape the long shadows of his past or the expectations of a society both fascinated and repelled by his actions.”

“Jack” will compete at this year’s Locarno film festival and screen at TIFF.

https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/FnkGf7Ry-720.mp4


Watch: “Rogue One” Clips Tease More of the Latest “Star Wars” Heroine

In anticipation of the arrival of our next “Star Wars” heroine, some new clips and featurettes from “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” have been released. Hitting theaters on December 16,...

Watch: A Female Comedian’s Looks Are Torn Apart by “The Focus Group”

Comedian Sara Benincasa has dreamed up hilarious and horrifying nightmare fodder. Imagine having your style and body mercilessly evaluated by a focus group while in a state of undress. Now witness...

Trailer Watch: The King and the President Cross Paths in Liza Johnson’s ‘Elvis & Nixon’

It takes a lot of chutzpah to send the President of the United States a letter that reads, “I can and will do more good if I am made a Federal Agent at large” — especially when such a...

Posts Search

Publishing Dates
Start date
- select start date -
End date
- select end date -
Category
News
Films
Interviews
Features
Trailers
Festivals
Television
RESET