Summary
Three friends, Simon, Nina and Dodo, travel to Mallorca but their flight is delayed in Frankfurt. Accidentally the get mugged and wind up at a restaurant called "Maison de la Petite Mort", a notorious venue where members of the Elite Class secretly meet in the basement for bloody games of perversion.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 36GoodWatch 38
IMDb3.6
Running time
1 h 16 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 thrillers, −28 min on the typical 104
typical 10476Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
2009
October 10, 2009
17 years ago
Genres
ThrillerHorrorLanguage
German
Original language
Made in
Germany
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 2 moreDirecting · 1
- Marcel Walz Director, Writer, Casting, Director of Photography
Production · 1
- Thomas Buresch Producer
Camera · 1
- Andreas Pape Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Michael Donner Music
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Kathrin Schwenk Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Marc Kreimer Visual Effects
Other crew · 1
- Olaf Ittenbach Special Effects
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The La Petite series
Film 1 of 2 · then La Petite Mort 2: Nasty Tapes
- La Petite mort (2009)
GoodWatch score 38You're here
- La Petite Mort 2: Nasty Tapes (2014)
GoodWatch score 38Film 2
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