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I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Good concept, poorly executed.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

A real sucker for any sort of German film (yes, even a television one), I was very pleased to encounter Wut being shown here on Irish television. Claiming to deal with themes of racism and identity within society, I happily sat back to watch.Can is a Turkish teen living in Germany. One of two sons living with his elderly father, he is something of a mischief maker. He supplies drugs to the notably better off Felix, achieving laughs and entertainment at the expense of the upper class boy. Eventually, Felix's father learns of Can's escalating bullying of his son, and steps in to stop it.Wut effectively portrays racial and class barriers in modern German society. The interaction between Felix and Can is fully believable, Can's sinister aura wonderfully hair-raising. Key to the film, the anti- hero is given humanity: a very powerful device which allows us to sympathise with him to a degree, giving us much to think about and forcing us to question the actions of some of the "more moral" characters we might traditionally find ourselves rooting for. The father's gradual realisation that he is all but powerless to stop the oppressive gang leader is an idea well conveyed by the emasculated performance of August Zirner. Felix's slow but steady idolisation of the powerful alpha-male who acts with far more paternal influence and masculinity than his father ever could has us biting our nails and worrying uneasily where the story will take us. Its eventual twists and turns are unforeseen, shocking, and tangibly dramatic, leading us to an interesting climax. In itself, however, the climax is somewhat lacking and flawed, though intriguing. The film achieves its intention, successfully acting as a catalyst to consideration, but not without bumps along the way.Though marred by certain problems and not consistently gripping, Wut does encourage us to consider the message at its heart. The true appeal of the film lies in Felix's falling for the serpentine hissings of Can, fuelled by his disillusion with the world around him. Quite enjoyable as a whole, you could find far worse ways to spend time than watching Wut.

So,so, after the U.S. on-screen garbage that 'Alpha Dog' was, now comes its German update, with which it shares striking similarities: in the first case, we have this coward degenerate sub-human sissy of 'Johnny Truelove'(what a ridiculous name, is it supposed to be funny?) with his bunch of scumbags, in the second case, we have the coward pusher degenerate sub-human sissy 'Chan' (which is supposed to mean 'soul', oh, what poetry, I'm impressed....)with his own bunch of equally degenerate scumbags. The first one kidnaps and decides to kill in cold blood a 15 year-old boy, because he hasn't got the balls to face kidnapping charges and to face jail, the second one terrorizes another 15 year-old or something beyond exhaustion, and then takes on his family, because he equally has no balls at all to face jail life: it is much easier to take on a harmless kid, especially with your band, than to face men who got, for instance, the balls to rob a bank and face armed cops, isn't it? But the most important point that these Z-graded flicks share, and which is, I think, the most nauseating, is that 'Wut', exactly the same way as 'Alpha Dog', glorifies and describes with a very disgusting complacency, the behaviour of the harasser and his followers, take for instance the numerous scenes (staightforward 'Alpha Dog'ripoff) where the director wants to give the impression that the victim has the 'time of his life' with his torturer, and therefore clearly tries to arouse sympathy for this scumbag of Chan, and suggests that this is an excuse for all the evil he spreads around him. Oh, and on top of that, the stupidity here reaches a peak at the end of the movie, when, after the 'hero' or rather the CRIMINAL, because that's what he (or should I say it) is, has finally gotten what he deserved, we hear this sad music as the credits rolls, which, is I suppose, intended to make us feel sorry to what happened to him? No, I do not buy it, this is totally ludicrous. In short, these two 'filmmakers' are a real shame to cinema because of their one-sided and disgusting position on that subject matter.By the way, I suggest they should team up to direct, let's say 'Johnny Truelove meets Chan'. Oh, sorry, I forgot Chan is dead and Johnny Truelove will probably also be, so it would be difficult, unless they make them meet in the after life...

"Wut" (translates to "anger") is a much debated German made-for-TV movie. It is about a juvenile Turkish second-generation immigrant named Can who pushes around Felix, a German boy his age to whom Can sells dope. The movie is set in Berlin, Germany.Felix' parents feel that something is wrong and eventually find out that he is being bullied by Can. The situation gets more and more out of hands as the Turkish boy and Felix' father develop a mutual and violent hatred. Can terrorizes the family; he deliberately damages their property. The father reacts by having a friend beat the crap out of Can. While the situation between the two escalates, Felix and Can become something like friends. As the father finds out that Can is selling drugs to Felix, he denounces Can. Can who is now running from the police and faces jail wants to take revenge on the family, the father in particular. Can thinks that Felix' father does not have pride and honor; that he is a wimp and not a real man but someone who has to ask for help and cannot protect his family himself. Can breaks into the family's house and threatens to kill them. He tells them about pride and honor; him preaching to them is not very realistic (the rest of the movie is shockingly realistic) but the scene is suspenseful and has a political message."Wut" is a bold and honest movie. Showing a Turkish boy as the bad guy in a German movie was a taboo. Felix states in the movie that German's have a "Hitler complex". That means that they put up with everything done to them by people from other countries or races because they fear to be regarded as Nazis or racists. Therein lies a problem in German society because people are uncomfortable talking about problems which immigration brings along (only the right-wing extremist parties do; everyone else feels they need to add "But I am not a Nazi" every time he or she says something negative about immigrants). Bullies like Can exist; and for a fact they are often Turkish immigrants. The movie is bold as it says what most Germans think but don't dare to say; not meant here is that Turkish people are criminals but that there are problems integrating them into society. As shown in the movie, Germans and Turkish people often live in very different milieus. There is great inequality which is the main reason for Turkish adolescents to be more likely to become criminal than Germans of the same age. Turkish people do the jobs that Germans don't want to do and even though they officially are socially accepted unofficially many people see them as 'the Turks' rather than an integrated part of society. The movie criticizes both sides but its main purpose is not to criticize but to make people think.And the movie is thought-provoking. The German rating is 12; the American would go something like: Rated R for violence, language and drug content. But everything shown in this movie (except of the ending maybe) happens in real life...all the time; many young people experience crime every day. The movie was planned to be broadcast at 8pm but then removed and shown at a later hour because the content was found to be inappropriate for young people. I have to disagree with that decision which was widely criticized as the movie's topic is especially important to young people (12+).The implied message of the movie is that if a society stays passive for too long (as Felix does) and does not react in time to the problems of integration and immigration, it will have a fatal ending. You may disagree with the movie but the movie makes you think about the political problems discussed and forces you to form an opinion.Felix' parents are described as liberal and open-minded (Most viewers would describe themselves that way too). The father occasionally smokes pot, both parents have extramarital affairs and try hard not to be conservative or square. The sub-plot concerning their affairs is interesting but weaker than and not relevant for the main story. It is, however, interesting to see the change which the father undergoes throughout the course of the movie. At the beginning he is all about political correctness but later on he has to find out that he is not free of racism. He tells Can "to get his Turkish ass out of the room." It's not really a bad insult but it is aimed at Can's origin. As the father undergoes that change, the viewer's believes are also tested.The movie is not racist. It does not say that all Turkish people are pushers and bullies. It is in fact directed by a Turk (don't know if he is also half German). The director says that it must to be allowed to make a movie about the downside of immigration and call a spade a spade (looked that expression up in the dictionary hope it exists; means s.th. like being honest).There really are areas in Berlin and in other cities in Germany (and everywhere else in the world) where the events described in the movie are common. For many people that might be hard to admit and an open mind is needed when watching this movie. If you are open-minded you will like the movie. You may not agree with every point the movie makes but this suspenseful and dramatic movie will make you think about the problems of integration.**** 7.5/10 ***

shocking taboo-breaker! Can, a young German pusher / drug dealer of Turkish immigrant's background, terrorizes the entire family of a university teacher until the very end, beginning with son Felix (a perfect victim). I see specially the professor's woman's part within the conflict as an extremely fatal and unhelpful one, since pseudo-powerful and pseudo-emancipated. Are our liberal (over-?) civilized democracies still able to stop such destructive aggressive human beings like Can? ...Or Achmadineschad? Why could this film not been shown in the early evening (8.15 pm) as announced first? It's subject will be specially important for younger people! However, a subject overdue to deal with!