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The Death King

1990 · 80 min

A grim, experimental descent into suicide and death, watching it feels like a slow, relentless assault on the psyche.

Directed by: Jörg Buttgereit
Genres: Drama, Horror
Starring: Heinrich Ebber, Angelika Hoch, Hermann Kopp

Overview: Seven episodes, each taking place on a different day of the week, on the theme of suicide and violent death.

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Directed by: Jörg Buttgereit
Genres: Drama, Horror
Starring: Heinrich Ebber, Angelika Hoch, Hermann Kopp

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
isolation
madness
obsession
violence
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	8
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	6
Darkness	10
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama, horror
Directed by: Jörg Buttgereit
Written by: Franz Rodenkirchen, Jörg Buttgereit
Starring: Heinrich Ebber, Angelika Hoch, Hermann Kopp, Nicholas Petche, Eva-Maria Kurz, Bela B., Jörg Buttgereit, Mark Reeder
Music: Hermann Kopp, John Boy Walton
Runtime: 80 min
Country: Germany
Languages: German

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