Strangler vs. Strangler (1984)
- Original title
- Давитељ против давитеља
- Directed by
- Slobodan Šijan
- Genre
- comedy thriller
- Country
- Yugoslavia
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 47 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1980s Belgrade, a flower seller turns into a serial killer after his mother punishes him for bad sales. A bumbling police inspector tries to catch him, while a rock singer becomes a copycat killer.
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What happens
Strangler vs. Strangler (Serbo-Croatian: Davitelj protiv davitelja) is a 1984 Yugoslav film featuring elements of horror comedy, thriller and horror. The film is set in Belgrade during the 1980s. A middle-aged flower seller becomes a serial killer, targeting girls who refuse to buy his products. His motivation is the sadistic punishment inflicted on him by his domineering mother for the failed sales. An inept police inspector is increasingly obsessed with capturing the killer. A rock singer turns into a copycat killer, killing his wife during their honeymoon and putting the blame on the original killer, leading to a confrontation between the two killers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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