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"Sex. Drugs. Murder. And they're just starting..."

2004 0h 42m DE
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★2.6TMDB · 7★5.7IMDB · 294
Thriller
Synopsis
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Two drug-addicted, incestuous, rich siblings kill a call-boy to make playing cards out of his skin.

“Sex. Drugs. Murder. And they're just starting...”

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Behind the camera

Director
Ingo J. Biermann
Languages
English
Countries
Germany

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RUNTIME

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Tight 42-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ingo J. Biermann, shot by Steffen Ritter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Christine Denk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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André Schneider and Barbara Kowa and Rainer-Maria Wittenauer carry the top of the cast.

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CAST

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Marketing tagline: "Sex. Drugs. Murder. And they're just starting...".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ingo J. Biermann directs. Steffen Ritter behind the camera. Christine Denk cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 42-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 2Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
  • 3Released 22 years ago.
  • 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 5Directed by Ingo J. Biermann, shot by Steffen Ritter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 6Editor Christine Denk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 7André Schneider and Barbara Kowa and Rainer-Maria Wittenauer carry the top of the cast.
  • 8Marketing tagline: "Sex. Drugs. Murder. And they're just starting...".
  • 9IMDB entry: tt0451035 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 10Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
  • 11Classified under 13 themes, including "sexual identity", "rape", "sexual obsession", "sexuality".

The technical file

Cinematography
Steffen Ritter
Editing
Christine Denk
Runtime
42 min · 0h 42m
Status
Released
Budget
$4,500
Original language
DE
IMDB rating
5.7/10 · 294 votes

Awards

2 nominations

Also by

Ingo J. Biermann

Production companies

Who made it

  • VI

    Vivàsvan Pictures

Key crew

  • EditorChristine Denk
  • AuthorAndré Schneider
  • AuthorDavid Ginever
  • Sound Effects EditorRalf Leutheuser
  • ProducerIngo J. Biermann
  • ProducerAndré Schneider

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • sexual identity
  • rape
  • sexual obsession
  • sexuality
  • drug addiction
  • hustler
  • seduction
  • menage a trois
  • sadomasochism
  • murder
  • prostitution
  • drugs
  • incest

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical2004-12-05

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