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heaven turns rapidly to marital hell. Angela becomes loud, abusive, addicted to alcohol and starts to blow
Dominik’s money while he is busy providing for his family. He tries to talk to Angela about her behaviour but to no avail. He just tries to avoid her progressively violent moods and her extreme rage. Angela’s violent behavior escalates. Angela leaves Dominik and takes their son Dylan with him.
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Müller-Dorn initially came up with the idea for the film in 2006 after reading a newspaper article about a shelter for abused men in
Hamburg. Since it turned out to be difficult to find abused men who were willing to talk about their experiences, the research phase took a lot longer than Müller-Dorn
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Dominik
Liebmann is a man at the end of his rope. He has seemingly lost all he had: his job, his house, his wife, his son, his fortune and even his dignity. Without a penny in his pocket he enters Berlin's only shelter for battered men. He meets Holger, the head of the 'Männerhaus' and its members.
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NOMINATED Best
Director: Philipp Müller-Dorn, International Festival of World Cinema, Kent, England
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