Henry's Crime
Filmfest 2011
PT: Henry & Julie - Der Gangster und die Diva
OT: HENRY’S CRIME
USA 2010
(Original: English)
Director: Malcolm Venville
Section: International Program
Working the night shift as a toll collector on a lonely stretch of highway in Buffalo, New York, Henry is a man seemingly without ambition, dreams or purpose; a man sleepwalking his way through life. He gets his wakeup call early one morning when he becomes an unwitting participant in an ill-conceived bank heist. Rather than give up the names of the real culprits, Henry takes the fall and goes to jail. There, he meets the irrepressible Max, a con man who's grown far too comfortable with the familiarity and security of his 'idyllic' life behind bars, but one who also helps plant an idea in Henry's mind which will change his life forever: for a man to find his purpose, he must first have a dream. Upon his release one year later, Henry finds his purpose. Discovering a long forgotten bootlegger's tunnel which runs from the very same bank to a theater across the alleyway, he convinces the reluctant Max to file for his long overdue parole – and then recruits his former cellmate to help stage a robbery...
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga, James Caan, Peter Stormare, Judy Greer
Credits
Director: Malcolm Venville