As the old saying goes, ‘no good deed goes unpunished.’ In an engaging variation on this theme, Johanna Moder’s drama revolves around two couples trying to do the right thing. Helene and Jakob, and friends Tina and Volker, are hip Viennese thirtysomethings enjoying a privileged, well-ordered lifestyle in Vienna. Things change when they find out that Pavel, a Russian classmate from their student days, needs help to escape from Russia where his dissident activities have stirred up trouble. Seeing the urgency of him having to emigrate to Austria, they decide to seize the opportunity and throw their support behind him. But what they initially perceive to be an altruistic adventure soon shakes the foundations of their lives and friendships. With the arrival of Pavel and his family, the disparities between the couples’ ideals and the way they actually lead their lives is revealed.&nbsp; --- Comme le veut le vieil adage, « aucune bonne action ne reste impunie ». C’est sous une variation amusante de ce thème que se déroule la drama de Johanna Moder, qui raconte l’histoire de deux couples qui tentent de faire quelque chose de juste. Les partenaires viennois plutôt cool, Helene et Jakob, et Tina et Volker, sont dans la trentaine et profitent d’un style de vie aisé et bien ordonné. Les choses changent lorsqu’ils apprennent que Pavel, un ami russe avec qu’ils ont étudié, a besoin d’aide pour quitter la Russie, où ses activités dissidentes l’ont mis dans le pétrin. En voyant l’urgente nécessité de son émigration en Autriche, ils décident de sauter sur l’occasion et de l’aider. Or, ce qu’ils percevaient initialement comme étant une aventure altruiste ne tardera pas à ébranler les fondations de leur vie et de leur amitié. Enfin, l’arrivée de Pavel et de sa famille confronte les couples à la disparité entre leurs idéaux et la façon dont ils vivent vraiment leur vie.&nbsp;

Once Were Rebels

Once Were Rebels - Q&A with Director Johanna Moder & Actor Marcel Mohab

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