In the Aisles

In the Aisles (German: In den Gängen) is a 2018 German drama film, directed by Thomas Stuber, that looks at the lives of people filling shelves in an out-of-town supermarket. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.[3][4] At Berlin it won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury award.[5]

In the Aisles
Film poster
Directed byThomas Stuber
Produced by
  • Jochen Laube
  • Fabian Maubach
Written byThomas Stuber
Clemens Meyer
Starring
CinematographyPeter Matjasko
Edited byKaya Inan
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Zorro Film
Release date
  • 23 February 2018 (2018-02-23) (Berlin)
  • 24 May 2018 (2018-05-24) (Germany)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman
Box office$671,495[1][2]

Plot

In a huge new supermarket in the eastern provinces, a withdrawn young man called Christian is hired to help stock the drinks aisle. He works under the equally taciturn Bruno, who gruffly teaches him the job. He also catches the eye of the young blonde Marion, who looks after the confectionery aisle and considers herself a queen bee.

Christian falls for her, but lacks the skill to press his case. Other employees warn him that she is married unhappily to a husband who beats her. One morning he waits outside her house until her husband has gone to work and creeps in with a bunch of flowers. She is in her bath singing but, when she hears him coming up the stairs, he flees.

It emerges that his low self-esteem comes from teenage years in a gang, followed by prison. Bruno's unhappiness results from his loss of status at reunification, when all he could get was this low-grade job, and he hangs himself. Marion's malaise is not explained, but she continues to flirt with Christian.

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 88% based on 17 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 8/10.[6]

References
  1. "In den Gängen (2018) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. "In the Aisles (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. "Gus Van Sant's 'Don't Worry' Among First Berlinale Competition Titles to Be Unveiled". Variety. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. "Press Releases: Competition 68th Berlinale". Berlinale. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  5. "68th Berlinale: Awards of the Ecumenical Jury". 26 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  6. "In the Aisles (In den Gängen) (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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