Houston
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Houston

by Bastian Günther

Secondary title
Houston
Country / Year
Germany, USA / 2013
Duration
112 Min.
Languages
GermanGerman
EnglishEnglish
Subtitles
GermanGerman
Genre
Drama
Tags
Health
Buddies
Outsiders
Direction
Bastian Günther
Cast
Ulrich Tukur,
Garret Dillahunt,
Wolfram Koch,
Jenny Schily

Headhunter Clemens Trunschka has been waiting for an assignment like this for ages: Hiring the CEO of the Texas Oil Company for a German car company. Unable to get close to the well-protected businessman during a conference in Germany, he is sent instead to track him down in Houston, Texas. Like a stalker, Trunschka follows the oil baron to bars, nightclubs and golf courses, but still never manages to secure a personal audience with him. The highly successful headhunter takes to the bottle – finding himself on one occasion sitting fully clothed in the hotel bath with a bottle of whiskey in his hand. The only guy by his side is a chance acquaintance named Robert. Trunschka would rather avoid a friendship with this spirited American, but soon realises he’s the only hope he has of successfully completing his task. In his first full-length feature film, Bastian Günther journeys through the superficially shiny world of airports, hotel lobbies and big corporations.

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