The Angel's Melancholy (2009)

Original title

Melancholie der Engel

Directed by

Marian Dora

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, splatter film, exploitation film

Country

Germany

Runtime

2h 45m

Rated

NC-17

Rating

3.9 of 10 from 56 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two old friends reunite and return to a house with a dark past. The film follows their descent into depravity and violence.

bleakdisturbingnihilisticvisceralslow-burnunsettlinggraphiccontroversial

What happens

Melancholie der Engel is a 2009 German independent extreme horror film directed, shot, and edited by Marian Dora, who co-wrote the screenplay with Carsten Frank. The film stars Frank and Zenza Raggi as old friends who reunite and return to a house with a dark past. Melancholie der Engel premiered at the Weekend of Fear Festival on 1 May 2009, and polarised critics upon release; some praised Dora's cinematography, but most condemned the film as an exploitative work showing repetitive and meaningless depravity to communicate a nihilistic message. Its depictions of sexual violence and legitimate animal cruelty have garnered widespread controversy. Despite its negative reception, it became a cult film amongst fans of extreme cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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