Summary
In Germany, as graduate student Katie Armstrong researches cannibal killer Oliver Hagen for her thesis, she becomes obsessed with her subject and ultimately plunges into a lifestyle similar to Hagen's and the thousands of people like him.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 47GoodWatch 47
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings2.6/5
IMDb5.1
Audience score36%
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −22 min on the typical 109
typical 10987Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
2006
August 27, 2006
20 years ago
Genres
DramaHorrorCrimeLanguage
German
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Germany
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesIntense
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 7 more13 people
- Keri RussellKatie Armstrong
- Thomas KretschmannOliver Hartwin
- Thomas HuberSimon Grombeck
- RMRainier MeissnerYoung Oliver
- MLMarcus LucasFelix
- Angelika BartschViktoria
- Alexander MartschewskiRudy
- Nils DommningKarl
- Pascal AndresYoung Simon
- AWAxel WedekindDomino
- Sybille J. SchedwillFrau Schinder
Dagmar SachseMourner 2
Anatole TaubmanEager Man
Directing · 2
- Martin Weisz Director
- Dinah Rauenbusch Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- T.S. Faull Screenplay
Production · 2
- Marco Weber Producer
- Cordula Weisz Producer
Camera · 1
- Jonathan Sela Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Sue Blainey Editor
Sound · 1
- Steven Gutheinz Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Jörg Möhring Production Design
- Markus Schaffrath Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Anne Jendritzko Costume Design
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