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Nekromantik

1988 · 72 min

A grim, transgressive descent into obsession and madness, unsettling and bleak, with moments of dark absurdity.

Directed by
Jörg Buttgereit
Genres
Drama, Horror
Starring
Beatrice Manowski, Harald Lundt, Colloseo Schulzendorf
Tagline
Death is just the Beginning
Overview
An employee of Joe's Streetcleaning Agency, a company that cleans up after grisly accidents, Rob brings home an entire decomposing corpse, much to the delight of his girlfriend, Betty.

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Directed by
Jörg Buttgereit
Genres
Drama, Horror
Starring
Beatrice Manowski, Harald Lundt, Colloseo Schulzendorf
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • death
  • madness
  • isolation
  • sexuality
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror8
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness10
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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drama, horror
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Starring
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Music
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Runtime
72 min
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