Ganz und gar (2003)
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David Rott, Mira Bartuschek, Hanno Koffler, Maggie Peren, Oliver Boysen, Diana Amft
After a workplace accident leaves a young carpenter facing life with an amputated lower leg, his friends try to pull him out of isolation with a bet involving his best friend.
The story
Torge, a young carpenter known as a heartthrob and daredevil, suffers a workplace accident that leads to the amputation of his lower leg. The sudden change leaves him withdrawing from others, including his friends, and sinking into self-pity and cynicism. Worried about his increasingly distant mood, his friends come up with a bet involving Torge and his best friend, Lisa, hoping it will help him change. The story follows the effects of this plan as Torge confronts a major upheaval in his life and the people around him try to reconnect with him.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The young carpenter Torge is a heartthrob and a real daredevil. That changes in an instant when his lower leg has to be amputated after a workplace accident. From then on, Torge withdraws and becomes distant even toward his friends. He sinks into self-pity and cynicism. To counter this, his friends make a bet involving him falling in love with his best friend, Lisa. This then brings about a positive change in Torge’s mood.
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