Co­me, sweet de­ath

"There is a war between the city's ambulance driver associations. They are fighting with all means at their disposal - for power and money, for fame and influence, but above all for the inheritance of rich patients. In the middle of it all is ex-policeman Brenner (Josef Hader), who now works as an ambulance driver and really just wants to be left alone. But when a double murder occurs in the hospital and a colleague from the ambulance service is strangled, Brenner's instinct for intuition awakens." (tv.orf.at) "With lots of blue lights and a plot that leaves dead bodies, the film sets an incredible pace that paradoxically becomes a catwalk for the slowness of its hero. A couple in love shot through by a single bullet during sex, a paramedic strangled with his own gold chain, exhaust fumes diverted into ambulances - all events that ultimately lead to Brenner being able to play the high song of grumpiness in all tones. And since grumpiness is an almost philosophical act for Brenner, you are constantly looking forward to the next outburst." (Anke Leweke, taz. am Wochenende, 22.9.2001)107 min. / color / 35 mm / D