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A German film with English subtitles, Otomo is a fictionalized account of true events that happened in Stuttgart, Germany in 1989. In the actual story, a West African seeking asylum in the city assaulted a racist subway ticket-taker and became the subject of a city-wide manhunt. The film takes that story and examines the effects of institutionalized racism and police brutality as the main character, homeless and jobless, deals with intolerance and police brutality as an unfortunate chain of events leads to a final bloody result.

Otomo has been nominated for several awards, and won the Diversity in Spirit Award at the 2000 Vancouver International Film Festival. It will be opening on an extremely limited basis and is very unlikely to have any effect on overall box office. (Kim Hollis/BOP)

Vital statistics for Otomo Main Cast Isaach De Bankole, Eva Mattes, Hanno Friedrich Supporting Cast Barnaby Metschurat, Lara Kugler Director Frieder Schlaich Screenwriter Klaus Pohl, Frieder Schlaich Trailer Click Here for Trailer Official Site http://www.filmgalerie451.de/sets/otom_set.htm Rating Unrated Running Time 85 minutes Talent in red has entry in The Big Picture

Comparison films for Otomo
Title	Date	Opening	Adjusted Opening	Screens	PSA	Adj PSA	Total BO	Adjusted Total	Mult
Breakdown	5/2/97	12.31	16.17	2108	5840.00	7379.5	50.14	65.86	4.07
Falling Down	2/26/93	8.72	12.70	1220	7148.00	10014.1	40.90	59.57	4.69