In Germany, as graduate student Katie Armstrong (Russell) researches cannibal killer Oliver Hagen (Kretschmann) for her thesis, she becomes obsessed with her subject and ultimately plunges into a lifestyle similar to Hagen's and the thousands of people like him. Read more
| Starring | Keri Russell, Thomas Kretschmann, Thomas Huber, Rainier Meissner |
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| Director | Martin Weisz |
| Genres | Drama, Horror |
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In Germany, as graduate student Katie Armstrong (Russell) researches cannibal killer Oliver Hagen (Kretschmann) for her thesis, she becomes obsessed with her subject and ultimately plunges into a lifestyle similar to Hagen's and the thousands of people like him.
| Starring | Keri Russell, Thomas Kretschmann, Thomas Huber, Rainier Meissner, Angelika Bartsch |
|---|---|
| Director | Martin Weisz |
| Studio | LIGHTNING ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 25 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 23 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Drama, Horror |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 2006 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 16 Oct 2009 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 22 Oct 2007 |
| Watch now | Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant. Subscribe. |
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Worth a watch....
I liked the way this film was shot but the subject was quite difficult to watch at some points! However it did keep me interested throughout.
Well ... read more »
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A dark dark film.
Based on a true story (the one about Armin Meiwes), this is an extremely unsettling and dark film about a German man who advertises on the internet for another ... read more »
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Grimm, but riveting viewing none the less...
A very surprising film and although the subject matter will not be to everyone's tastes (sorry, pun inevitable ^^; ) it is none the less compelling viewing... read more »
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GRIMM LOVE AND A GRIM FILM
but yet strangely watchable. Can say you enjoyed it but didnt want to switch it off either!!! I guess you know what you are getting but surely those teeth were ... read more »
A ban on a gruesome German horror movie which chronicles a real-life cannibal act has been reversed in a Berlin court. Convicted flesh eater Armin Meiwes sued to prevent the release of Martin Weisz's 2006 film Rohtenburg, claiming the movie violated his rights. Meiwes was sentenced to life behind bars in 2006 after he confessed to killing and eating Bernd-Juergen Brandes, who asked the so-called Cannibal of Rothenburg to "obliterate" his life. Weisz's film stars Keri Russell as an American... Read more
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