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The Calendar Killer

2024 · 93 min

A taut, phone-bound race against a killer's deadline that keeps you anxious and guessing until the final minutes.

Directed by
Adolfo J. Kolmerer
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Starring
Luise Heyer, Sabin Tambrea, Friedrich Mücke
Overview
Klara is going to die today unless she kills her husband instead. The Calendar Killer has given her that impossible choice. When Jules starts his night shift at a telephone safety helpline for lonely women on their way home, Klara's call reaches him. He soon becomes her last hope for survival and races against time to save her.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Adolfo J. Kolmerer
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Starring
Luise Heyer, Sabin Tambrea, Friedrich Mücke
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • fate
  • deception
  • isolation
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension9
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller
Directed by
Adolfo J. Kolmerer
Written by
Susanne Schneider
Starring
Luise Heyer, Sabin Tambrea, Friedrich Mücke, Rainer Bock, Andreas Döhler, Dennenesch Zoudé, Isabel Thierauch, Kristin Suckow
Music
Román Fleischer, Tim Schwerdter
Cinematography
Christian Huck
Runtime
93 min
Country
Germany, United States of America
Languages
German

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