The Burrow

The Burrow

110 mins | Drama | Oct. 4, 2014

KAFKA'S THE BURROW tells the story of a man's "metamorphosis" (as Kafka would put it) in a rapidly changing and increasingly isolated world. A man (Axel Prahl), who has seemingly achieved everything, ensconces himself in his burrow, a fortress-like apartment complex. But no matter how hard he tries to keep the outside world at a distance, he gets more and more entangled in his own web of fear and paranoia: those outside know he is there, they want him, they want his wealth, and they are inevitably going to get him ...

The Burrow

110 mins | Drama | Oct. 4, 2014

The Burrow
KAFKA'S THE BURROW tells the story of a man's "metamorphosis" (as Kafka would put it) in a rapidly changing and increasingly isolated world. A man (Axel Prahl), who has seemingly achieved everything, ensconces himself in his burrow, a fortress-like apartment complex. But no matter how hard he tries to keep the outside world at a distance, he gets more and more entangled in his own web of fear and paranoia: those outside know he is there, they want him, they want his wealth, and they are inevitably going to get him ...
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers Askania Media Filmproduktion GmbH, ProSaar Medienproduktion, Mephisto Film
Original title Kafkas Der Bau
Directors Jochen Alexander Freydank
Writers Jochen Alexander Freydank, Franz Kafka

Cast

Axel Prahl

as Franz

Josef Hader

as Hausmeister

Devid Striesow

as Arbeiter

Robert Stadlober

as Wachmann I

Roeland Wiesnekker

as Nachbar

Kristina Klebe

as Frau von Franz

Erwin Leder

as Penner

Claudia Hübschmann

as Sekretärin

Mirjam Novak

as Kellnerin

Torsten Michaelis

as Möbelpacker

Reiner Heise

as Chef

Fritz Roth

as Wachmann II

Gabriele Krestan

as ältere Dame