

Director: Michael Glawogger
Cast: Paulus Manke, August Diehl, Michael Ostrowski

This film premiered in Berlin Film Festival.
Its official website
http://www.slumming.at/

Synopsis
The film tells the story of affluent Sebastian (as well as his flatmate) who hooks up with women on the internet, only to meet up with them and capture their pictures beneath their skirts. Meanwhile, there is also an old drunkard, Kallmann, who is constantly out of money and trying to sell his poems. The two story weaves together when Sebastian decides to play a nasty prank on the unconscious Kallmann, dumping him at the countryside of Czech without his passport ...

My thoughts ...

-- in particular, the opening and the cast captivates me ...

(i) i thought the film opens strongly and engagingly, with the audience being shocked at what Sebastian is doing, and not knowing what will happen to him ... 

(ii) Both male protagonists are excellent ...
... August Diehl manages to be the "villain" without evoking utter hatred; the audience may still be empathetic towards his mischiefs and deeds even though little is known about him ...
... Paulus Manke, as the drunkard, is totally convincing ... He certainly can pass of as one ...

Conclusion
Recommended. But somehow, I still think it feels like two stories rather than one (despite the existence of a link, and despite the existence of a common theme) ... frankly, I would have liked it much more in terms of coherence if it has solely focused on Sebastian's story or Kallmann's story ...