Engel & Joe

Oct 25 2001 N/A 1h 33m
Drama, Romance

A love story of a 17 year old punk-rocker and a 15 year old runaway girl.

Plot

Runaway teenager Joe leaves her dysfunctional mother after being beaten by her lover Harry. She meets Engel and his punk friends on the streets and the boy shelters her in the abandoned building where he lives. Engel tells Joe that he dreams of living in the mountains in a community of his own, raising animals and planting his own food, and they fall in love with each other. When Joe gets pregnant, they face serious problems because of their unemployment and homelessness. Engel then gets addicted to drugs and he drags Joe down with him to a life that includes prostitution, but ultimately there is a light at the end of the tunnel for them.

Written by

Kai Hermann, Vanessa Jopp, Oliver Simon

Directed by

Vanessa Jopp

Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

WDR, Prokino Filmproduktion, Neue Impuls Film

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

4 wins & 3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
991
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA