A tragic and gripping thriller, Revanche is the story of ex-con Alex (Johannes Krisch), who works as an assistant in a brothel where he falls for Ukranian prostitute Tamara (Irina Potapenko). Together they plan their escape from the seedy underbelly of Vienna, bur their lives are complexly entwined with another very different couple. A tense portrait of the dark side of human nature, not without its moments of beauty.
A major breakthrough for Austrian director Götz Spielmann, Revanche was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Oscar in 2009.
"Revanche is, first and foremost, a good story, craftily told."
The Onion