Coma (2009 film)
2009 Austrian film directed by Ludwig Wüst
Coma (German: Koma) is a 2009 Austrian film written and directed by Ludwig Wüst.
The film premiered at the Moscow International Film Festival in 2009. It received critical acclaim particularly in the French Canadian press.
Due to his gloomy style director Ludwig Wüst is often compared with fellow Austrian directors Michael Haneke and Ulrich Seidl.
Coma is the first Austrian film and one of the first films in Europe that had a world-wide release on the internet as video on demand on the renowned cinema website mubi.com simultaneously with its theatrical release.
Plot
Hans, a taxi driver lives in a small town near Vienna. When he is turning 50 his wife arranges a party with friends. But as the guests gather Hans wanders off into the forest and does not attend the party. Meanwhile his son is watching snuff videos with his friend Richy. Richy brings him a DVD with a video that shows a woman almost being beaten to death.
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