In German director Florian Baxmeyer's "The Red Jacket," a Hamburg father loses his son in a car accident. Overcome by grief, he wanders to a park, clutching the boy's prized sports jacket, and then tosses it in a trash bin — where it's recovered and recycled for charity, eventually landing in the hands of a lad in Sarajevo. The garment, which couldn't save its original owner, proves to be a talisman for its new wearer. About midway through it becomes evident which way the story is going; nonetheless, the resolution is satisfying.

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