Young Törless
Der junge Törless
1966 · 1h 27m · Drama · Germany, France · Rated 16 (FR)
At an Austrian boys' boarding school in the early 1900s, shy, intelligent Törless observes the sadistic behavior of his fellow students, doing nothing to help a victimized classmate—until the torture goes too far. Adapted from Robert Musil's acclaimed novel, Young Törless launched the New German Cinema movement and garnered the 1966 Cannes Film Festival International Critics' Prize for first-time director Volker Schlöndorff.
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Volker SchlöndorffBased on the novel by
Robert Musil6.3Smart score
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20th centuryaustria-hungaryboarding schoolbullyingcorporal punishmentgood and evilimaginary numberslgbtmathematicsmilitary academytorture
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