Revanche

About Revanche

Alex, an ex-con working as muscle in a Vienna brothel, dreams of escaping with his girlfriend Tamara, who also works there. Their attempt to break free sets off a chain of events that links their fate with a rural police officer and his troubled marriage.

Revanche is a 2008 crime romance film directed by Götz Spielmann. Its themes are extramarital affair, prostitution, bank robbery, and ex-con.

Johannes Krisch stars as Alex, Irina Potapenko as Tamara, Andreas Lust as Robert, and Ursula Strauss as Susanne. Released in May 2008, it runs 121 minutes.

The screenplay is by Götz Spielmann.

Paprika, The Edge of Heaven, and Heat make useful companions to Revanche, all filed under brothel, pimp, and prostitute. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 259 votes.