Deathmaker (1995)
- Original title
- Der Totmacher
- Directed by
- Romuald Karmakar
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 43 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
A German film based on transcripts of police interrogations of a notorious serial killer. It focuses on the psychological confrontation between the killer and the interrogators in a single room.
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What happens
Deathmaker (German: Der Totmacher) is a 1995 German film directed by Romuald Karmakar and starring Götz George, Jürgen Hentsch and Pierre Franckh. The film is based on the transcripts of the interrogation of the notorious serial killer Fritz Haarmann. The film received several awards and nominations. The film was awarded the Deutscher Filmpreis Best Feature Film, Deutscher Filmpreis Best Direction and Deutscher Filmpreis Best Actor in 1996. Götz George also won the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival for his role. It was chosen as Germany's official submission to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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