Benny's Video (1992)

Directed by

Michael Haneke

Genre

drama film, horror film

Country

Austria, Switzerland

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

16

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 395 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenager in Vienna spends his time watching and recording videos. His wealthy parents indulge his obsession with cameras. The story follows the aftermath of a violent act Benny commits.

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What happens

Benny's Video is a 1992 psychological horror film directed by Michael Haneke and starring Arno Frisch, Angela Winkler, and Ulrich Mühe. Set in Vienna, it centers on Benny, a teenager who views much of his life as distilled through video images, and his well-to-do parents Anna and Georg, who enable Benny's focus on video cameras and images. The film won the FIPRESCI Award at the 1993 European Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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