Paranoid Park
(2008)
Regisseur:
Gus Van SantSchauspieler:
Taylor Momsen, Scott Patrick Green, Christopher Doyle, Gabe Nevins, Daniel Liu, Jake Miller, Lauren McKinney, John Michael Burrowes, Grace Carter, Jay 'Smay' Williamson, Dillon Hines, Emma Nevins, Brad Peterson, Winfield Jackson, Joe SchweitzerDer 16-jährige Schüler Alex (Gabe Nevins) skatet in seiner Freizeit. Er verursacht in der berüchtigten Skateranlage von Portland, dem Paranoid Park, einen schweren Unfall, bei dem ein Parkwächter stirbt. Alex entschließt sich zur Flucht und informiert weder Behörden, noch Freundin Jennifer (Taylor Momsen), oder die in Scheidung lebenden Eltern. Als Detective Lu (Daniel Liu) ermittelt, plagen Alex Gewissensbisse. Schulfreundin Macy (Lauren McKinney) hält zu ihm.
Wieder beschäftigt sich Gus van Sant mit dem Schulmilieu von "Elephant" und beendet die Unschuld eines jungen Skateboarders. Wie auch Larry Clark mit "Ken Park" gibt er authentische Einblicke in die Subkultur. Laiendarsteller verarbeiten überzeugend Schuld und Sühne.
The teenager and skateboarder Alex is interviewed by Detective Richard Lu that is investigating the death of a security guard in the rail yards severed by a train who was apparently hit by a skate board. While dealing with the separation process of his parents and the sexual heat of his virgin girlfriend Jennifer, Alex writes his last experiences in Paranoid Park with his new acquaintances and how the guard was killed, trying to relieve his feeling of guilty from his conscience.
The teenager and skateboarder Alex is interviewed by Detective Richard Lu that is investigating the death of a security guard in the rail yards severed by a train who was apparently hit by a skate board. While dealing with the separation process of his parents and the sexual heat of his virgin girlfriend Jennifer, Alex writes his last experiences in Paranoid Park with his new acquaintances and how the guard was killed, trying to relieve his feeling of guilty from his conscience.
