Guter Junge (2008)
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Klaus J. Behrendt, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Gabriela Maria Schmeide, Sandro Lohmann, Martin Brambach, Bernd Michael Lade, Matthias Brenner, Komi Togbonou
After his mother’s death, teenager Sven moves in with his father, whose girlfriend grows concerned about Sven’s frequent meetings with young boys.
The story
After his mother dies, teenager Sven moves in with his father, Achim, a taxi driver in Berlin. Sven initially hardly speaks to him, though Achim hopes their relationship will improve. Achim’s girlfriend, Julia, becomes puzzled by Sven’s frequent meetings with young boys and suspects he is gay. When Achim finds shocking videos among Sven’s things, Julia suggests therapy. Achim believes father and son can solve the problem themselves, and they destroy the camera and videotapes. Sven is then barred from using the internet or going to children’s playgrounds, while family life grows increasingly difficult.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After his mother dies, teenager Sven moves in with his father, Achim, who works as a taxi driver in Berlin. At first, Sven hardly speaks to his father, but Achim hopes this will change over time. Achim’s girlfriend, Julia, becomes increasingly puzzled by Sven often meeting young boys. She suspects that Sven is gay. Achim soon finds shocking videos among Sven’s things. Julia suggests therapy, but Achim is sure that he and Sven can solve the problem on their own. They destroy the camera and videotapes. From then on, Sven is not allowed to use the internet or go to children’s playgrounds. Family life, however, becomes increasingly difficult. Achim realizes that he cannot change his son’s sexual orientation. A date he arranges for his son with the daughter of a colleague falls through. When a tabloid newspaper reports on a “child molester,” Achim recognizes his son in a police sketch. Eventually, Sven is arrested by the police. Achim visits his son in prison.
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