Antibodies

"The Good is the Evil in It"

2005 2h 7m DE

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6.7

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65%

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6.9

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★6.7TMDB · 200🍅65%Rotten Tomatoes●57Metacritic★6.9IMDB · 9,233

ThrillerCrimeHorror

Synopsis

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When a notorious German serial killer is captured after committing some of the most heinous acts against humanity ever imaginable, a farmer and police officer from a sleepy rural community on the outskirts of Berlin is drawn into the case as he searches for the answers to a murder that has shaken his tight-knit community.

“The Good is the Evil in It”

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Cast

Wotan Wilke Möhring
Michael Martens
André Hennicke
Gabriel Engel
Heinz Hoenig
Commissioner Seiler
Norman Reedus
Policeman Schmitz
Ulrike Krumbiegel
Rosa Martens
Nina Proll
Lucy
Hauke Diekamp
Christian
Christian von Aster
Policeman Wagner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Christian Alvart
Writers: Christian Alvart, Jan Saße
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 47% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Christian Alvart, shot by Hagen Bogdanski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michl Britsch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Philipp Stahl 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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Wotan Wilke Möhring and André Hennicke and Heinz Hoenig carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Good is the Evil in It".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Christian Alvart directs. Hagen Bogdanski behind the camera. Michl Britsch scores. Philipp Stahl cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 47% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 21 years ago.
4Directed by Christian Alvart, shot by Hagen Bogdanski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Michl Britsch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Philipp Stahl shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Wotan Wilke Möhring and André Hennicke and Heinz Hoenig carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The Good is the Evil in It".
9IMDB entry: tt0337573 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "adultery", "berlin, germany", "brothel", "serial killer".