A Good Boy (2008)

  • NR
  • 04/09/2008 (DE)
  • Drama
  • 1h 30m

Overview

After his mother's death, 17-year-old Sven moves in with his dad Achim, a taxi driver, who had divorced his mother several years earlier. It is not easy for Achim to get used to an adolescent around the house, especially since Sven hardly speaks to him. But Sven does well in school, and Achim hopes that time will bring them closer together. It is Achim's girlfriend Julia who first senses that something is wrong with Sven. Why, she wonders, does he always hang around with young boys? Why does not he have any friends his own age? She suspects that he is gay. The truth, however, is somewhat more nuanced - and chilling: Sven has pedophile tendencies. Proof is soon found on videos that shock and sicken Achim. Sven himself is shattered and regrets his actions. Julia suggests therapy, but Achim is convinced that he and Sven can handle this together. But he is wrong. Though Sven practically begs his father to lock him up in his room, Achim has confidence in his son.

Torsten C. Fischer

Director

Karl-Heinz Käfer

Screenplay

Cast

Klaus J. Behrendt's headshot

Klaus J. Behrendt

Achim
Sebastian Urzendowsky's headshot

Sebastian Urzendowsky

Sven
Gabriela Maria Schmeide's headshot

Gabriela Maria Schmeide

Julia
Sandro Lohmann's headshot

Sandro Lohmann

Patrick
Martin Brambach's headshot

Martin Brambach

Ralf Bechler
Bernd Michael Lade's headshot

Bernd Michael Lade

Ronald
Matthias Brenner's headshot

Matthias Brenner

Dieter
Ulrike Bliefert's headshot

Ulrike Bliefert

Frau Kleedörfer

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