Ketchup Kid (2013)

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Country: Austria, Slovakia
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Short
Release: 2013-05-26
Director: Patrick Vollrath
Writers: Rob Summerfield , Patrick Vollrath
Language: German
Stars: Finn Bachmann , Matthias Hecht , Max Schachermayer , Skye MacDonald , Nico Halfpap , Markus Urban , Astrid Schabl , Gerhard Hecht
Runtime: 20 min
Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination
AKA: Ketchup Kid , Ketchup Kid (Austria)
Plot: PAUL is 11 years old and since his father's death lives in his own world. This, along with his unusual liking of ketchup, turned him into an outsider at school. One day, while retrieving to the school's bathroom during recess to have his usual ketchup and sandwich, he comes across ALEKSANDAR. Aleksandar is a bit older than Paul. He seems desperate, even brought a knife to school. Paul doesn't reveal himself, nevertheless the other boy awoke his interest: What is it with this kid and why does he also hide in the school bathroom? Later that day, coincidentally Paul observes Aleksandar being bullied by a gang of older kids. To escape his situation Aleks tries to run from the school tyrants. The gang follows him and, carefully, so does Paul. Finally the boys manage to corner Aleksandar on a playground near school and decide to continue humiliating him as punishment for his attempt to escape. But Aleksandar still has his knife. Before things escalate, though, Paul decides to step in and distract the gang by using his beloved ketchup as a weapon against injustice. Having spilled all of the bottles content on the bullies, they head for Paul. Aleksandar starts fleeing the scene but stopps when he sees the gang beating up his savior. He never used his knife for his own protection but now, as last resort, decides to use it to protect Paul. After stabbing one of the bullies, he is shocked by his own actions and runs away. But has he really just stabbed someone? The bullies are shocked, even afraid. After checking his stabbed tyrann's health Paul heads after Aleksandar. Eventually he finds him standing on railway tracks waiting for the train to come. Aleksandar is desperately crying, his deed seems to have taken away his will to live. After Paul tells him that the other boy merely got a scratch he is able to convince Aleksandar to leave the tracks just in time. In silence they sit down in the grass trying to grasp what has just happened. As they walk away together the clouds seem to clear up and they both feel like this could be the beginning of a new friendship. "Ketchup Kid" - a short film about the tragedies of school life and the power of friendship.
IMDB:tt2973720