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Monster: The Josef Fritzl Story

2010 · 48 min

A grim, sobering documentary that recounts horrific events through interviews, leaving a heavy and unsettling impression.

Directed by: David Notman-Watt
Genres: Crime, Documentary
Starring: Hans-Heinz Lenze, Karl Dunkl, Friedrich Leimlehner

Overview: Interviews with family members, doctors, and victims of 73-year-old Josef Fritzl, who held his daughter captive in a basement for 24 years and fathered seven children with her.

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Directed by: David Notman-Watt
Genres: Crime, Documentary
Starring: Hans-Heinz Lenze, Karl Dunkl, Friedrich Leimlehner

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bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
trauma
family
crime
power
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Complexity	4
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Genres: crime, documentary
Directed by: David Notman-Watt
Starring: Hans-Heinz Lenze, Karl Dunkl, Friedrich Leimlehner, Christine Ranner, Maria Neubauer, Paul Höra, Elfriede Höra, Paul Ruhdorfer
Runtime: 48 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: German, English

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