Otomo

Name: Otomo
Genre: Drama
Released: November 7, 2001
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 60
Cast: Eva Mattes, Isaach De Bankolé

2001

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ArtMattan Productions | Release Date: November 7, 2001

Starring: Eva Mattes, Isaach De Bankolé

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)

Director: Frieder Schlaich

Genre(s): Drama

Runtime: 85 min

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A bleak and powerful work, one we probably need more than ever these days. Read full review

Roger Ebert

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. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

The film unfolds like a thriller: The plot moves so inexorably toward its tragic conclusion you can almost hear the clock ticking. Read full review

Jack Mathews

A potent drama. Read full review

Jonathan Foreman

Unfortunately, the mind and motivation of Otomo -- remain a mystery. Read full review

Deborah Young

Not a cheerful watch: It's a shocking portrayal of rampant racism. Read full review

Jessica Winter

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. Read full review

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