Forklift Driver Klaus - The First Day on the Job Totally Explained

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Forklift Driver Klaus - The First Day on the Job (in German, Staplerfahrer Klaus – Der erste Arbeitstag) is a short film from 2000 about the first day of Klaus' work as a forklift driver. The film is a parody of work safety films from the 1980s. The film was written and directed by Stefan Prehn and Jörg Wagner. Konstantin Graudus plays the role of Klaus, and Egon Hoegen is the narrator. It adds to the air of authenticity that the narrator's voice is well known from road safety films.
The film quickly became famous, much thanks to its splatter film violence, which fans regard as comical due to its extreme nature. As well as receiving several awards, it was made available on DVD by Anolis Entertainment in 2003. However, this is a region 2 DVD intended for distribution in Germany only. A worldwide release is scheduled for 2007 with dubbed English, French and Spanish audio.

Plot

The film is presented as a safety instruction video for forklift truck drivers and shows the first day of work for newly-qualified forklift truck driver Klaus. The film highlights in a gory manner the dangers of unsafe operation of machinery.

Awards

The film has won many awards, including:

The Canal+ International Award for Best Short Film at the Cinema Jove Festival Internacional de Cine València in 2001
The Jury Award for Best Short Film and the Audience Award for Best Short Film at the San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival in 2001
The Audience Award for Short Film and the Special Prize of the European Broadcasters Jury for Best Original Idea at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film in 2002
The Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Award at the Day of the German Short Film awards in 2002
The German Film Critics Award for Best Short Film at the German Film Critics Association Awards in 2002
The Jury Prize for Best Short Film at the Fantasia Film Festival in 2003 (where it also won 3rd place in the Best Short Film category

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