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Summary
Seven episodes, each taking place on a different day of the week, on the theme of suicide and violent death.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 67GoodWatch 65
Letterboxd · 7 K ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.3
Running time
1 h 20 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −29 min on the typical 109
typical 10980Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1990
January 25, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
DramaHorrorLanguage
German
Original language
Made in
Germany
Rated
- NC-17United States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 1 moreDirecting · 2
- Jörg Buttgereit Director, Idea, Story, Screenplay, Editor, Special Effects
- Franz Rodenkirchen Assistant Director, Story, Idea, Screenplay, Editor, Special Effects
Production · 1
- Manfred O. Jelinski Producer, Editor, Cinematography
Camera · 2
- Christine Karallus Still Photographer
- Björn Balke Assistant Camera
Sound · 4
- Hermann Kopp Original Music Composer, Music
- Daktari Lorenz Music, Original Music Composer
- John Boy Walton Original Music Composer, Music
- Jörg Zimmermann Sound
Lighting · 1
- Jan Hartmann Lighting Technician
Other crew · 6
- John Dreyer Special Effects
- Angelika Hoch Script
- Sammy Balkas Special Effects
- Alois Vollert Special Effects
- Stefanie Ollenburg Special Effects
- Robert Vakily Special Effects
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