Escalator Down
2005, German. Directed by Dustin Loose.
The film tells the story of Jochen, who lives with his divorced mother and her boyfriend. The family relationship is tense, the mother looks on helplessly. Out of frustration, Jochen steals a chocolate bar. Alex, an older classmate, observes him and takes advantage of the situation: Jochen begins to steal on Alex's behalf. Soon he is caught and sent to a reformatory... A group of students from Bonn filmed Hans-Georg Noack's bestseller for young people. “Escalator Down” is the successful debut of young filmmakers and impressively shows how a 13-year-old begins to steal and ends up in a downward social spiral. The writer Noack was so enthusiastic about the Bonn student group's script that he gave them exclusive permission to film his work. The result is remarkable and the film is particularly recommended for these reasons.
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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- Released
- 11 June 2005
- Original title
- Rolltreppe abwärts
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Martin Backhaus, Matthias Jochmann, Dustin Loose
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Escalator Down runs 70 minutes (1h 10m).
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Escalator Down isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 June 2005. (Checked 3 November 2026.)
What movies are like Escalator Down?
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Who directed Escalator Down?
Escalator Down (2005) was directed by Dustin Loose and stars Timo Rüggeberg, Justus Kötting, Ben Unterkofler.