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  • 2001
  • Not Rated
  • ArtMattan Productions
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2001
  • Not Rated
  • ArtMattan Productions
  • 1 h 25 m
Otomo

Summary A sober, fictionalized reconstruction of a tale that shocked Stuttgart, Germany, and a gripping portrait of how institutionalized racism drives a disempowered individual to violence and inhumanity. (ArtMattan Productions)

Directed By: Frieder Schlaich

Written By: Roland Klick, Klaus Pohl, Frieder Schlaich

  • 2001
  • Not Rated
  • ArtMattan Productions
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2001
  • Not Rated
  • ArtMattan Productions
  • 1 h 25 m

Otomo

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary A sober, fictionalized reconstruction of a tale that shocked Stuttgart, Germany, and a gripping portrait of how institutionalized racism drives a disempowered individual to violence and inhumanity. (ArtMattan Productions)

Directed By: Frieder Schlaich

Written By: Roland Klick, Klaus Pohl, Frieder Schlaich

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Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
60
75% Positive
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25% Mixed
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A bleak and powerful work, one we probably need more than ever these days.
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75
Schlaich portrays a society in which some are racists who act cruelly toward the black man, and others, even strangers, go out of their way to help him.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
70
The fragmented compositions isolate the characters, trapping them in walled-off worlds -- which makes the brief kiss between Otomo and the grandmother all the more touching.
By Fred Camper FULL REVIEW
63
A potent drama.
By Jack Mathews FULL REVIEW
63
Unfortunately, the mind and motivation of Otomo -- remain a mystery.
By Jonathan Foreman FULL REVIEW
50
Not a cheerful watch: It's a shocking portrayal of rampant racism.
By Deborah Young FULL REVIEW
40
The film allots far too much time to the cultural exchange program between the fugitive and his aide, in which Otomo can recap his sorrowful biography to a sympathetic audience surrogate.
By Jessica Winter FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Filmgalerie 451, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Release Date Nov 7, 2001
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Bergamo Film Meeting
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Vancouver International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Rotterdam International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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