Antares
Movie Details:
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German, Croatian, English |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Release date | August 5, 2004 (Locarno Film Festival) September 10, 2004 (Toronto International Film Festival) October 9, 2004 (Pusan International Film Festival) November 19, 2004 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival) December 3, 2004 (Austria) March 7, 2006 (United States) |
| Running time | 1hr 45min |
| Starring | Petra Morzé Andreas Patton |
| Directed by | Götz Spielmann |
| Written by | Götz Spielmann |
| Produced by | Wulf Flemming Erich Lackner |
| Cinematography by | Martin Gschlacht |
| Edited by | Karina Ressler |
| Music by | Walter W. Cikan Marnix Veenenbos |
| Casting By | Rita Waszilovics |
| Production Design by | Katharina Wöppermann |
| Production Company | Lotus Film TeamFilm Produktion Filmfonds Wien Österreichisches Filminstitut Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) |
| Distributor | Équation Film Movement Legend Films International Hoanzl |
Cast & Characters:
- Petra Morzé as Eva
- Andreas Patton as Tomasz
- Hary Prinz as Alfred
- Susanne Wuest as Sonja
- Dennis Cubic as Marco
- Andreas Kiendl as Alex
- Martina Zinner as Nicole
- Xenia Ferchner as Iris
- Angelika Niedetzky as Eva’s Colleague
- Johannes Thanheiser as Old Man in Hospital
- Silvio Szücs as Taxi Driver
- Sasica Jovic as Cleaning Woman
- Melanie Kocsan as Iris’ Friend
- Stefan Stojetz as Bellboy
- Jay Lee as Chambermaid
- Ashraf Janni as Receptionist
- Karl Lang as Man in Dog Park
- Michaela Obertscheider as Night Nurse
- Roman Tripolt as Japanese in Hotel
- Madelaine Germann as Hotel Cleaning Lady
- Julia Loidl as Couple
- Simon Beuerstorfer as Couple
- Reinhard Nowak as Robert
- Gisela Salcher as Astrid
- Monika Tajmar as Sonja’s Colleague
- Adolfine Schade as Angry Customer
- Markus Sonnleithner as Emergency Doctor
- Franz Klemenschits as Supervising Doctor
- Wolfram Schmidt as Mario
- Barca Baxant as Prostitute
- Franz Manhart as Neighbor with Dog
Storyline:
A deadly car crash sets off three parallel stories of women at crisis points, faltering behind the doors of the same, plain Vienna apartment block. A bored nurse with a stable, comfortable family life has a wild but almost-wordless extramarital affair with a fashion-conscious traveling salesman, who’s obsessed with sex photos. An unstable young Austrian grocery checker lies to hold on to her philandering Yugoslavian boyfriend, claiming she’s pregnant. Finally, a recent divorcée whose violent, ex-husband is a King of Denial intent on getting her back. Will the residents’ fibs and moral failures save or destroy them ? Can the women safely express their fears ?