Ausreißer [The Runaway] is a 2004 German short film directed by Ulrike Grote, with Peter Jordan and Maximilian Werner. It follows Walter, an unemployed architect, who is getting ready to go for an interview. But just as he is about to leave his flat, an eight-year-old boy, Yuri, approaches him at the door, claiming to be his son. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Peter Jordan
as Walter Dahlmann
Maximilian Werner
as Yuri Rosenbauer
Monica Bleibtreu
as Frau Hasser
Albert Niehörster
as Portier
Burghart Klaußner
as Born
Hermann Lause
as Benthin
Marion Martienzen
as Ärztin
Stephan Benson
as Dr. Reinhardt
Meike Kircher
as Geliebte Born
