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Schramm

1993 · 65 min

A fragmented, hallucinatory descent into a killer's decaying mind, visceral and unsettling.

Directed by
Jörg Buttgereit
Genres
Horror, Drama, Crime
Starring
Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Monika M., Micha Brendel
Tagline
Into the Mind of a Serial Killer
Overview
Lothar Schramm is a simple man with complex problems, yet he seems like such a nice guy. He works as a taxi driver and lives by himself where he is happy to answer his door to strangers and kill them outright. As with many shy loner types he has a problem dealing with women so he drugs them and photographs their nude bodies for sexual stimulation. He then murders his helpless victims and so goes the life of a deranged serial killer.

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Directed by
Jörg Buttgereit
Genres
Horror, Drama, Crime
Starring
Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Monika M., Micha Brendel
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • madness
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • death
  • sexuality
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror8
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness10
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
horror, drama, crime
Directed by
Jörg Buttgereit
Written by
Jörg Buttgereit, Franz Rodenkirchen
Starring
Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Monika M., Micha Brendel, Carolina Harnisch, Xaver Schwarzenberger, Gerd Horvath, Michael Brynntrup, Franz Rodenkirchen
Runtime
65 min
Country
Germany
Languages
French, German

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