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Atlas

Atlas

20186.41h 39m

Overview

Walter is a 60-year-old removal man for forced evictions. He recognizes in one of the tenants about to be evicted his estranged son, Jan. In order to help Jan, Walter has to confront not only his crooked boss but also his own past.

Directed by David Nawrath
Written by David Nawrath, Paul Salisbury
Produced by Britta Knöller, Hans-Christian Schmid
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Top Cast

Rainer Bock

Rainer Bock

Walter Scholl

Albrecht Schuch

Albrecht Schuch

Jan Haller

Uwe Preuss

Uwe Preuss

Roland Grone

Thorsten Merten

Thorsten Merten

Alfred Hoppe

Nina Gummich

Nina Gummich

Julia Haller

F

Friederike Bellstedt

Roman Kanonik

Roman Kanonik

Moussa Afsari

Mohammad-Ali Behboudi

Mohammad-Ali Behboudi

Hadi Afsari

T

Tyler Matteo

Boy at Toys'R'Us

Themes & Keywords

money launderingorganized crimegentrificationevictionsocial realismestranged sonfather son relationshipremoval man

About Atlas

Atlas is a drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of money laundering, organized crime, gentrification, eviction, social realism, estranged son. Directed by David Nawrath, it stars Rainer Bock, Albrecht Schuch, Uwe Preuss. Walter is a 60-year-old removal man for forced evictions. He recognizes in one of the tenants about to be evicted his estranged son, Jan. In order to help Jan, Walter has to confront not only his crooked boss but also his own past.

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