Jack (2014 film)

2014 film

Jack

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Directed by| Edward Berger
Written by| Edward Berger
Nele Mueller-Stöfen
Starring| Ivo Pietzcker

Release date

* 7 February 2014 (2014-02-07) (Berlin)

Running time

| 103 minutes
Country| Germany
Language| German

Jack is a 2014 German drama film directed by Edward Berger. The film had its premiere in the competition section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.[1][2] It was one of eight films shortlisted by Germany to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards,[3] but it lost out to Labyrinth of Lies.[4]

## Plot

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10-year-old Jack and his 6-year-old brother Manuel live with their single mother in Berlin. They are closely attached to her, and though she loves them, she neglects her duties as a mom, preferring to go out partying all night and leaving Jack on his own to take care of the household and babysitting his brother. Only after having to live on the street for a whole weekend because of their mothers absence, Jack realizes that they would be better off moving into a children’s home.

## Cast

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* Ivo Pietzcker as Jack
* Georg Arms as Manuel
* Luise Heyer as Sanna
* Nele Mueller-Stöfen as Becki
* Vincent Redetzki as Jonas
* Jacob Matschenz as Philipp
* Odine Johne as Kati
* Johann Jürgens as Mattes
* Atheer Adel as Ophir
* Anthony Arnold as Danilo
* Amar Saaifan as Marc
* Justine Ewerth as Tanja

## References

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1. ^ "Berlinale 2014: Competition Complete". berlinale. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
2. ^ "Jack". berlinale. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
3. ^ "Germany Picks Final Eight Titles to Vie for Oscar Submission". IndieWire. 13 August 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
4. ^ Roxborough, Scott (27 August 2015). "Oscars: Germany Picks 'Labryinth of Lies' for Foreign Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

## External links

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* Jack at IMDb

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Works directed by Edward Berger

Films|

* Jack (2014)
* All My Loving (2019)
* All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
* Conclave (2024)
* The Ballad of a Small Player (TBA)

Miniseries|

* Patrick Melrose (2018)

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