Film

The Stranger

2000 · 1h 42m · Drama · Crime

IMDb

6.4

The seedy underbelly of Vienna at night. Mercedes is a femme fatale from Mexico, newly arrived at the Vienna airport with her German boyfriend Rainer, where they have smuggled a kilo of cocaine through customs. Unfortunately for them, the city has just had a major drug crackdown, leaving them without buyers and money. Disgusted with Rainer, Mercedes ditches him and hooks up with Harry, a lonely and bored cab driver who agrees to help her find a buyer for the drugs so she can get some cash and go home. She offers Harry a deal he can't refuse. Is he just another pawn for Mercedes or will her promises help him achieve his hope and dreams? The story careens through the night streets of Vienna, following two amateurs navigating their way through the treacherous world of the drug trade. It's a mood piece with the backdrop of a stifling urban loneliness.

Goya Toledo

Mercedes

Martin Feifel

Rainer

Nina Proll

Beate

Simon Schwarz

Dealer

Hary Prinz

Harry

• Götz SpielmannDirector · Writer
• Wulf FlemmingProducer
• Fabian EderDirector of Photography
• Hubert CanavalEditor

Release date

May 12, 2000

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

PG

Genres

Drama, Crime