The read
It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
A serial killer dispassionately discusses the nuts and bolts of his grisly avocation, as well as the youthful traumas which helped to mold him into a psychopath, in this disturbing independent drama from Germany, based on the true story of of Germany's most famous child murderer Juergen Bartsch who, between the ages of 15 and 19, abused, tortured and killed four schoolboys in the Ruhr region of Germany from 1962 to 1966.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Metacritic59/100
26 audience votes
Key crew
- Kai S. PieckDirector
- Kai S. PieckScreenplay
Cast
- Tobias SchenkeJürgen Bartsch, Older
- Ulrike BliefertGertrud Bartsch
- Walter GontermannGerhard Bartsch
- Jürgen Christoph KamckeFather Seidlitz
- Sebastian RügerYoung Deacon
- Stephan SzaszYoung Priest
- Roland RiebelingChaplain Herles
- Sebastian UrzendowskyJürgen Bartsch, Younger