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A Balasaur Score of 64 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 68%, Metacritic 66/100. Every source lands within 5 points of the others. Scores higher than 74% of the 1,427 2000s thriller movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Marc Schrader, a rookie cop caught red-handed with drugs in a police raid of an illegal rave, joins a homicide investigation conducted by Chief Inspector Minks. The victim is a naked young woman with the skin stripped off her back, killed as she staggered into traffic. As Schrader and Minks investigate the murder, the case is complicated by a finger found in the stomach of the victim. Forensic examination proves the finger belongs to Nobert Günzel, who was previously convicted of rape and assault. The police raid Günzel’s residence, and discover a blood-stained table with restraints and bits of human flesh in his basement. They also find video equipment and preserved, tattooed skin from the victim’s back. Soon, they found dead bodies buried in the garden. Günzel then goes missing.
Ratings
66 audience votes
Key crew
- Martin TodsharowOriginal Music Composer
- Robert SchwentkeScreenplay
- Robert SchwentkeDirector
- Robert SchwentkeWriter
Cast
- August DiehlMarc Schrader
- Christian RedlMinks
- Nadeshda BrennickeMaya Kroner
- Johan LeysenFrank Schoubya
- Ilknur BahadirMeltem
- Joe BauschGünzel
- Fatih CevikkolluDix
- Florian PanznerPoscher
- Jasmin SchwiersMarie Minks
- Gustav Peter WöhlerScheck
- Ingo NaujoksStefan Kreiner
- Monica BleibtreuRoth
