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The Robber (2010)

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Original title
Der Räuber
Directed by
Benjamin Heisenberg
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany, Austria
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
12
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 99 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man who is a champion marathon runner leads a double life as a bank robber. The film follows his careful heists and his obsessive need to keep running.

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What happens

The Robber (German: Der Räuber) is a 2010 drama film directed by Benjamin Heisenberg. The film is based on a novel by the Austrian author Martin Prinz, and was shot on location in Vienna. The main character, Johann Rettenberger, is based on Austrian bank-robber and runner Johann Kastenberger. The film was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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