Escalator Down
2005 · 70 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 81 VOTES · DIR. Dustin Loose
Overview
The film tells the story of Jochen, who lives with his divorced mother and her boyfriend. The family relationship is tense, the mother looks on helplessly. Out of frustration, Jochen steals a chocolate bar. Alex, an older classmate, observes him and takes advantage of the situation: Jochen begins to steal on Alex's behalf. Soon he is caught and sent to a reformatory... A group of students from Bonn filmed Hans-Georg Noack's bestseller for young people. “Escalator Down” is the successful debut of young filmmakers and impressively shows how a 13-year-old begins to steal and ends up in a downward social spiral. The writer Noack was so enthusiastic about the Bonn student group's script that he gave them exclusive permission to film his work. The result is remarkable and the film is particularly recommended for these reasons.
Dialogue Timeline — 862 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:00 Escalator Downwards
00:04:40 There's already a Jürgen and Achim...
00:07:10 and immediately punished.
00:12:14 I want to leave.
00:14:28 What's the point of that?
00:16:21 You don't know?
00:19:24 I've always paid up to now. Now it's your turn.
00:22:27 And now... now I'm here.
00:24:57 Now I still need a bandage
00:31:05 Haven't you ever considered that I care?
00:33:31 Actually I wanted to visit you, but...
00:35:54 Boooooxer!
00:37:34 Mr. Hamel, I don't really believe that it was Jochen.
00:39:37 I learned of it myself only yesterday.
00:41:43 To Hamel we're only a piece of shit!
00:44:02 Why this barking?
00:45:48 Hello!
00:47:58 That would be too soon, you have to understand that, Jochen.
00:50:04 Absolutely not!
00:52:12 But excuse me now, Mr. Hamel.
00:54:53 I think so.
00:56:49 I think you have no parents.
00:59:23 "Infirmary"
01:01:27 This we understand clearly: