Summary
In a small port town, at the turn of the century, children are disappearing. A mysterious man in black who stalks the town may be Death itself. And nine-year-old Laurin is suffering terrifying dreams and hallucinations of a man carrying a sack and frightened children calling for help from behind closed windows.
Good for
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 69GoodWatch 64
Audience score75%
IMDb6.3
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −25 min on the typical 109
typical 10984Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries
Released
1989
November 30, 1989
37 years ago
Genres
DramaFantasyHorrorMysteryLanguage
German
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Hungary- Germany
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
16 of 16
Dóra SzinetárLaurin
Brigitte KarnerFlora Andersen
Károly EperjesVan Rees
Hédi TemessyOlga
Barnabás TóthStefan Berghaus- KSKati SírFrau Greta Berghaus
- EKEndre KátayPastor Van Rees
János DerzsiArne
Zoltán GeraHerr Engels
Ildikó HámoriFrau Johansson- ZSZsolt SzerenyiZigeunerjunge
- OMOttilia MarschekZwillingsschwester
- GMGabriella MarschekZwillingsschwester
- AHAttila HajduEnno
- GNGábor NémethNikolas
- KBKasi BélaZweiter Zigeuner
Directing · 1
- Robert Sigl Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Ádám Rozgonyi Screenplay
Production · 4
- Róbert Prokopp Executive Producer
- György Onódi Executive Producer
- Andreas Bareiss Producer
- Bernie Stampfer Producer
Camera · 1
- Nyika Jancsó Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Teri Losonci Editor
Sound · 3
- Jacques Zwart Music
- Hans Jansen Music
- István Wolf Sound Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Gizella Koppány Costume Design
- Edit Basilides Makeup Artist
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